Wirrwarr

== 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 *werʀan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪrvar/, [ˈvɪʁ.vaʁ], [ˈvɪɐ̯.va(ɐ̯)], [ˈʋ...ʋ...] === 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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Schreibwirrwarr ==== Related terms ==== wirr verwirren === Further reading === “Wirrwarr” in Duden online “Wirrwarr”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)