narr

See also: Narr

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German narre, itself borrowed from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro.

Noun

narr (genitive narri, partitive narri)

1. fool, joker, jester

Declension

Declension of narr (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		narr	narrid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	narri
genitive			narride
partitive		narri	narre narrisid
illative		narri narrisse	narridesse narresse
inessive		narris	narrides narres
elative		narrist	narridest narrest
allative		narrile	narridele narrele
adessive		narril	narridel narrel
ablative		narrilt	narridelt narrelt
translative		narriks	narrideks narreks
terminative		narrini	narrideni
essive		narrina	narridena
abessive		narrita	narrideta
comitative		narriga	narridega

Further reading

• “narr”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• narr in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Romansch

Alternative forms

• nar (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Narr.

Adjective

narr m (feminine singular narra, masculine plural narrs, feminine plural narras)

1. (Sursilvan) crazy, mad

Swedish

en narr avbildad (depicted) på en dörr

Etymology

Attested in Swedish at least since 1528; from Middle Low German narre, from Old Saxon *narro, from Proto-West Germanic *narrō. Cognate with Danish narr and Norwegian Nynorsk narr.

Noun

narr c

1. a jester, joker, fool
2. a fool (ridiculous (and conceited) person)

Declension

Declension of narr
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	narr	narren	narrar	narrarna
Genitive	narrs	narrens	narrars	narrarnas

Derived terms

• göra narr av (“make fun of, ridicule”)

Related terms

• narra
• narri
• narrmössa

Descendants

• → Estonian: narr
• → Finnish: narri

References

• narr in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• narr in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• narr in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)