entrisch
German
Alternative forms
- enterisch
- enderisch (Austria)
Etymology
From Middle High German entrisch (“archaic, ancient, dreadful, outrageous, egregious”), from Old High German entrisk, enterisk (“old, archaic, ancient, strange”, literally “from before, beginning-ish”), from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andiz (“early, before”). Related to Old High German entisk (“old”), Old Dutch endisk, entisk (“old”).
Pronunciation
- (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈɛntʁɪʃ/
- (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈentʁɪʃ/
Adjective
entrisch (strong nominative masculine singular entrischer, comparative entrischer, superlative am entrischsten)
- (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) uncanny, weird
- (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) causing a feeling of uneasiness; eerie, creepy, spooky; frightening
- (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) tremendous, immense
Synonyms
- unheimlich
Related terms
- Ende