Irrung

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German

Etymology

irren +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪʁʊŋ/
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Noun

Irrung f (genitive Irrung, plural Irrungen)

  1. (literary) error
    • 1774, Goethe, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers:
      Und ich habe, mein Lieber, wieder bei diesem kleinen Geschäft gefunden, daß Mißverständnisse und Trägheit vielleicht mehr Irrungen in der Welt machen als List und Bosheit. Wenigstens sind die beiden letzteren gewiß seltener.
      And I have, my dear, found again, even in this trifling matter, that misunderstandings and inaction cause perhaps more errors in the world than malice and evil intentions. At the very least, the latter two are certainly rarer.

Declension

Declension of Irrung
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Irrung die Irrungen
genitive einer der Irrung der Irrungen
dative einer der Irrung den Irrungen
accusative eine die Irrung die Irrungen

Further reading

  • “Irrung” in Duden online
  • “Irrung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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