narr

See also: Narr

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German narre, itself borrowed from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro.

Noun

narr (genitive narri, partitive narri)

  1. fool, joker, jester

Declension
Declension of narr (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative narr narrid
accusative nom.
gen. narri
genitive narride
partitive narri narre
narrisid
illative narri
narrisse		 narridesse
narresse
inessive narris narrides
narres
elative narrist narridest
narrest
allative narrile narridele
narrele
adessive narril narridel
narrel
ablative narrilt narridelt
narrelt
translative narriks narrideks
narreks
terminative narrini narrideni
essive narrina narridena
abessive narrita narrideta
comitative narriga narridega

Further reading
  • “narr”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • narr in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Narr.

Adjective

narr m (feminine singular narra, masculine plural narrs, feminine plural narras)

  1. (Sursilvan) crazy, mad

Swedish
en narr avbildad (depicted) på en dörr

Etymology

Attested in Swedish at least since 1528; from Middle Low German narre, from Old Saxon *narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō. Cognate with Danish narr and Norwegian Nynorsk narr.

Noun

narr c

  1. a jester, joker, fool
  2. a fool (ridiculous (and conceited) person)

Declension
Declension of narr 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative narr narren narrar narrarna
Genitive narrs narrens narrars narrarnas

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Estonian: narr
  • → Finnish: narri

References
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