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German
Etymology
Uncertain. Usually cited as being from Ramme + dösig, i.e. "drowsy or dizzy as a ram or sheep". Alternatively, possibly from German Low German rammdösig (“dazed, disoriented, stunned, confused”), from German Low German rammen (“to ram”) + dösig (“dizzy, dazed, stupified”), from Middle Low German dȫsich (“dizzy, dazed”), probably after the notion of a ram being dazed from being headbutted by another ram, or of someone being dazed and confused after being knocked.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: ramm‧dö‧sig
Adjective
rammdösig (strong nominative masculine singular rammdösiger, comparative rammdösiger, superlative am rammdösigsten)
- foggy, dazed (unable to think clearly)
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