durcheinander
See also: durcheinander- and Durcheinander
German
Etymology
From Middle High German durcheinander, equivalent to durch- + einander. Cognate with Middle Low German dörchênander, German Low German dörnanner.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʊʁçʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐ/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: durch‧ei‧nan‧der
Adjective
durcheinander (strong nominative masculine singular durcheinanderer, comparative durcheinanderer, superlative am durcheinandersten)
- disordered, confused
- Synonym: verwirrt
Declension
Positive forms of durcheinander
Comparative forms of durcheinander
Superlative forms of durcheinander
Derived terms
Further reading
- “durcheinander” in Duden online
- “durcheinander” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “durcheinander” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “durcheinander” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.