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

  • (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈɛntʁɪʃ/
  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈentʁiʃ/

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

Synonyms

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