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wahnsinnig.

mad, insane

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvaːnˌzɪnɪç//ˈvaːnˌzɪnɪk/

  1. mad, insane

    Sind Sie wahnsinnig?

  2. incredible, unbelievable

Where this word comes from

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.

adv/ˈvaːnˌzɪnɪç//ˈvaːnˌzɪnɪk/

  1. incredibly, awfully

    Die Verbrennung war wahnsinnig schmerzhaft.
Where this word comes from

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.

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