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

  1. (Uri) fool

References

German

Etymology

From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognates include Yiddish נאַר (nar), Bavarian Noar, German Low German Narr, Dutch nar, West Frisian nar, Saterland Frisian Naar, Danish nar, Swedish narr.

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)

  1. (dated) fool (a person being stupid or oblivious to facts)
  2. (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 quotation)
  3. carnival enthusiast
    Synonyms: Karnevalist, Fastnachter
  4. 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

Descendants
  • → Kashubian: nara
  • → Romansch: narr, nar, nara

See also

Further reading
  • “Narr” in Duden online
  • “Narr” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German narre, from Old Saxon *narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō. Compare Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro.

Noun

Narr m (plural Narren)

  1. fool

See also

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)

  1. fool
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