waanzinnig

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German wahnsinnig. Equivalent to waan +‎ -zinnig. Related waanzin is slightly more recent. For the informal positive meaning, adverbial use is more common than adjectival use.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʋaːnˈzɪ.nəx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: waan‧zin‧nig

Adjective

waanzinnig (comparative waanzinniger, superlative waanzinnigst)

1. (literally) out of his/her mind, insane, mad [from ca. early 1780s]
2. (informal, with positive connotations) crazy, fantastic outrageous; extreme

Declension

Declension of waanzinnig
uninflected	waanzinnig
inflected	waanzinnige
comparative	waanzinniger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		waanzinnig	waanzinniger	het waanzinnigst het waanzinnigste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	waanzinnige	waanzinnigere	waanzinnigste
	n. sing.	waanzinnig	waanzinniger	waanzinnigste
	plural	waanzinnige	waanzinnigere	waanzinnigste
definite		waanzinnige	waanzinnigere	waanzinnigste
partitive		waanzinnigs	waanzinnigers	—

Derived terms

• waanzinnigheid

Adverb

waanzinnig

1. in an insane way
2. (informal, with positive connotations) incredibly, extremely (well or good)
   • 1980, Herman Pieter de Boer, "Ik heb zo waanzinnig gedroomd", Kinderen voor Kinderen, Kinderen voor Kinderen 1.

     Ik heb zo wa-wa-wa-waanzinnig gedroomd

     I have had an in-in-in-incredibly good dream

     (literally, “I have dreamt in-in-in-incredibly well”)