German

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Etymology

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17th-century backformation from wirren, verwirren; see the latter.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɪr/, [vɪʁ], [vɪɐ̯], [ʋ-] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /viːr/, [vi(ː)ɐ̯], [ʋ-] (regional, including Westphalia)
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  • Homophone: wir (regional only)

Adjective

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wirr (strong nominative masculine singular wirrer, comparative wirrer, superlative am wirrsten or am wirresten)

  1. confused, disorderly, chaotic
  2. muddled, confused, incoherent (of thoughts, speech, mental state, etc.)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • wirr” in Duden online
  • wirr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • wirr” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon