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German
Etymology
15th-century shortening of Middle High German wirrewarren n, a reduplicative ablauting derivation (cf. Mischmasch) from werren (“to entangle, confuse”), from Old High German werran, from Proto-West Germanic *werran.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wirrwarr m or n (strong, genitive Wirrwarrs, no plural) or rarely Wirrwarr f (genitive Wirrwarr, no plural)
- confusion, commotion, chaos, jumble, muddle
- Synonyms: Chaos, Durcheinander, Kuddelmuddel, Unordnung, Gewirr, Verwirrung, Wirren
Usage notes
- Wirrwarr is one of a small number of German nouns which can or historically could have all three genders; see the appendix. The masculine and neuter are common today; the feminine is rare.
Declension
Declension of Wirrwarr
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indef.
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def.
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noun
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| nominative
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ein, eine
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der, das, die
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Wirrwarr
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| genitive
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eines, einer
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des, der
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Wirrwarrs, Wirrwarr
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| dative
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einem, einer
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dem, der
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Wirrwarr
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| accusative
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einen, ein, eine
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den, das, die
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Wirrwarr
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “Wirrwarr” in Duden online
- “Wirrwarr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache