Narr
See also: narr
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Narr, Yiddish נאַר (nar).
Noun
Narr m
- (Uri) fool
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 66.
German
Etymology
From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognate with Yiddish נאַר (nar).
Pronunciation
- (most of Germany, parts of Austria) IPA(key): /nar/, [näɐ̯], [naː]
- (Austria, parts of southern Germany, Switzerland) IPA(key): /nar/, [när], [nɑr]
- Homophone: na
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Noun
Narr m (weak, genitive Narren, plural Narren, feminine Närrin)
- (dated) fool (a person being stupid or oblivious to facts)
- (historical) jester, fool
- 1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:
- Mein alter Narr ging, fürcht’ ich, weit in’s Weite; / Nimm seinen Platz und komm an meine Seite
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- carnival enthusiast
- Synonyms: Karnevalist, Fastnachter
- Used in compounds to indicate an obsession; freak
- Auto (“car”) + Narr → Autonarr (“car freak”)
- Pferd (“horse”) + Narr → Pferdenarr (“horse lover”)
- Waffe (“weapon”) + Narr → Waffennarr (“gun nut”)
Declension
Declension of Narr [masculine, weak]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Narr | die | Narren |
| genitive | eines | des | Narren | der | Narren |
| dative | einem | dem | Narren | den | Narren |
| accusative | einen | den | Narren | die | Narren |
Derived terms
- Narrenfest
- Narrenfreiheit
- Hofnarr
Related terms
- narren
- närrisch
Descendants
- → Romansch: narr, nar, nara
- → Slovene: nor
See also
- Eulenspiegel
- Eulenspiegelei
- eulenspiegelhaft (> eulenspiegelhafter Witz (“sly humor”))
- Till Eulenspiegel
- Ulenspiegel
Further reading
- “Narr” in Duden online
- “Narr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German narre. Compare Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro.
Noun
Narr m (plural Narren)
- fool
See also
- Geck
- Göök
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Narr, Yiddish נאַר (nar).
Noun
Narr m (plural Narre)
- fool