entrisch

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German entrisch (archaic, ancient, dreadful, outrageous, egregious), from Old High German entrisk, enterisk (old, archaic, ancient, strange, literally from before, beginning-ish), from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andiz (early, before). Related to Old High German entisk (old), Old Dutch endisk, entisk (old).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈe̞nd̥ːriʃ/

Adjective

entrisch (comparative entrischer, superlative entrischstn)

  1. uncanny, weird
  2. causing a feeling of uneasiness; eerie, creepy, spooky; frightening

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German entrisch (archaic, ancient, dreadful, outrageous, egregious), from Old High German entrisk, enterisk (old, archaic, ancient, strange, literally from before, beginning-ish), from Proto-West Germanic *andi, from Proto-Germanic *andiz (early, before). Related to Old High German entisk (old), Old Dutch endisk, entisk (old).

Pronunciation

Adjective

entrisch (strong nominative masculine singular entrischer, comparative entrischer, superlative am entrischsten)

  1. (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) uncanny, weird
  2. (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) causing a feeling of uneasiness; eerie, creepy, spooky; frightening
  3. (archaic or dialectal, Bavaria, Austria) tremendous, immense

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