irgend
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German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German io wergin, hwergin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adverb[edit]
irgend
- at all
- Komm heute noch vorbei, wenn es irgend geht.
- Come over still today if it's at all possible.
- any, some
Usage notes[edit]
In text messaging, irgend is sometimes shortened as i like iwann (from irgendwann).
Derived terms[edit]
- irgendein, irgend ein – irgendeiner
- irgendetwas, irgend etwas
- irgendjemand
- irgendwann
- irgendwas
- irgendwer
- irgendwie
- irgendwo
- irgendwelche
Further reading[edit]
- “irgend” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “irgend”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891