Adjective: irre
Hyphenation:
Strong Declension
(without article)
Nominative
| masculine | irrer |
| feminine | irre |
| neuter | irres |
| plural | irre |
Genitive
| masculine | irren |
| feminine | irrer |
| neuter | irren |
| plural | irrer |
Dative
| masculine | irrem |
| feminine | irrer |
| neuter | irrem |
| plural | irren |
Accusative
| masculine | irren |
| feminine | irre |
| neuter | irres |
| plural | irre |
Weak Declension
(with definite article)
Nominative
| masculine | der irre |
| feminine | die irre |
| neuter | das irre |
| plural | die irren |
Genitive
| masculine | des irren |
| feminine | der irren |
| neuter | des irren |
| plural | der irren |
Dative
| masculine | dem irren |
| feminine | der irren |
| neuter | dem irren |
| plural | den irren |
Accusative
| masculine | den irren |
| feminine | die irre |
| neuter | das irre |
| plural | die irren |
Mixed Declension
(with indefinite article)
Nominative
| masculine | ein irrer |
| feminine | eine irre |
| neuter | ein irres |
| plural | irren |
Genitive
| masculine | eines irren |
| feminine | einer irren |
| neuter | eines irren |
| plural | irren |
Dative
| masculine | einem irren |
| feminine | einer irren |
| neuter | einem irren |
| plural | irren |
Accusative
| masculine | einen irren |
| feminine | eine irre |
| neuter | ein irres |
| plural | irren |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | irre |
| Comparative | irrer |
| Superlative | am irrsten |
Sample Sentences
-
Sag mal, bist du völlig irre geworden? (Tell me, did you become completely insane?)
-
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.)
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”).
Translations