wahnsinnig
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German
Etymology
Coined in the 15th century after the model of wahnwitzig which uses as its first part the word wahn, which came from Old High German wan "missing, empty", which came from Proto-Germanic *wanaz. Not cognate with Wahn. Cognate with English wane.
Pronunciation
Adjective
wahnsinnig (strong nominative masculine singular wahnsinniger, comparative wahnsinniger, superlative am wahnsinnigsten)
- mad, insane
- Sind Sie wahnsinnig?
- Are you insane?
- incredible, unbelievable
Declension
Positive forms of wahnsinnig
Comparative forms of wahnsinnig
Superlative forms of wahnsinnig
Synonyms
Derived terms
- größenwahnsinnig
- Wahnsinnigwerden
- wahnsinnigerweise
Related terms
Adverb
wahnsinnig
- incredibly, awfully
- Die Verbrennung war wahnsinnig schmerzhaft.
- The burn was incredibly painful.
Further reading
- “wahnsinnig” in Duden online
- “wahnsinnig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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