irre

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German irre, erre, from Old High German irri, from Proto-West Germanic *irʀī, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaz (“bewildered, confused, crazy, lost”). Related to irren (“to wander, get lost”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪʁə/ === Adjective === irre (strong nominative masculine singular irrer, comparative irrer, superlative am irrsten) crazy, insane, mad, mental Synonyms: irrsinnig, geisteskrank, geistesgestört, wahnsinnig Sag mal, bist du völlig irre geworden? ― Tell me, did you become completely insane? (slang) crazy, incredible, extreme Synonyms: sagenhaft, fantastisch, unglaublich, wahnsinnig Der Wagen kam mit einer irren Geschwindigkeit um die Kurve. ― The car came round the bend at a terrific speed. Das ist ein irres Gefühl. ― It's an incredible feeling. Ich habe mir gestern dieses irre Kleid gekauft. ― I bought this fantastic dress yesterday. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Irrer m, Irre f, Irres n irreführen irregehen irremachen ==== Related terms ==== irren Irrenhaus Irrenanstalt Irrenarzt === Verb === irre inflection of irren: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I singular imperative === See also === bescheuert === Further reading === “irre” in Duden online “irre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Friedrich Kluge (1883), “irre”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From irr m. ==== Alternative forms ==== eire ==== Verb ==== irre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret) (intransitive, about copper) to turn verdigris === Etymology 2 === From German irren, from Proto-Germanic *irzijaną. ==== Verb ==== irre (present tense irrer, past tense irra or irret, past participle irra or irret) (poetic) to err (stray) === References === “irre” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “irre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === irer, reir == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === irra (a-infinitive) === Etymology === From Middle Low German erren, irren. === Verb === irre (present tense irrar, past tense irra, past participle irra, passive infinitive irrast, present participle irrande, imperative irre/irr) (transitive) to tease (transitive) to anger, aggravate === References === “irre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. === Anagrams === irer, reir