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==Alemannic German==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gsw|gmh|narre}}, from {{inh|gsw|goh|narro}}, further etymology {{unk|gsw|title=unknown}}. Cognate with {{cog|de|Narr}}, {{cog|yi|נאַר}}.

===Noun===
{{head|gsw|noun|g=m}}

# {{lb|gsw|Uri}} [[fool]]

===References===
* {{R:Urseren|66}}

{{topics|gsw|People}}

==German==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|de|gmh|narre}}, from {{inh|de|goh|narro}}, further etymology {{unk|de|title=unknown}}. Cognates include {{cog|yi|נאַר}}, {{cog|bar|Noar}}, {{cog|nds-de|Narr}}, {{cog|nl|nar}}, {{cog|fy|nar}}, {{cog|stq|Naar}}, {{cog|da|nar}}, {{cog|sv|narr}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/nar/|[näɐ̯]|[naː]|a=most of Germany, parts of Austria}}
* {{IPA|de|/nar/|[när]|[nɑr]|a=Austria, parts of southern Germany, Switzerland}}
* {{homophone|de|na}}
* {{audio|de|De-Narr.ogg}}

===Noun===
{{de-noun|m.weak|f=^in}}

# {{lb|de|dated}} [[fool]] {{gloss|a person being stupid or oblivious to facts}}
# {{lb|de|historical}} [[jester]], [[fool]]
#* {{RQ:Goethe Faust|part=II|passage=Mein alter '''Narr''' ging, fürcht’ ich, weit in’s Weite; / Nimm seinen Platz und komm an meine Seite}}
# [[carnival]] [[enthusiast]]
#: {{syn|de|Karnevalist|Fastnachter}}
# {{ng|Used in compounds to indicate an obsession}}; [[freak]]
#: {{suffixusex|de|Auto|Autonarr|gloss1=car|gloss2=car freak}}
#: {{suffixusex|de|Pferd|Pferdenarr|gloss1=horse|gloss2=horse lover}}
#: {{suffixusex|de|Waffe|Waffennarr|gloss1=weapon|gloss2=gun nut}}

====Declension====
{{de-ndecl|m.weak}}

====Derived terms====
{{der3|de
|Narrenfest
|Narrenfreiheit
|Narrenhäs
|Narrenzunft
|Narretei
|Flecklenarr
|Hofnarr
|Weißnarr
}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|de|Narro}}
* {{l|de|narren}}
* {{l|de|närrisch}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|csb|nara|bor=1}}
* {{desc|bor=1|rm|narr|nara|alts=1}}

===See also===
* {{l|de|Eulenspiegel}}
* {{l|de|Eulenspiegelei}}
* {{l|de|eulenspiegelhaft}} (> {{l|de|eulenspiegelhafter Witz||sly humor}})
* {{l|de|Till Eulenspiegel}}
* {{l|de|Ulenspiegel}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}

{{C|de|People}}

==German Low German==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nds-de|gml|narre}}, from {{inh|nds-de|osx|*narro}}, from {{inh|nds-de|gmw-pro|*narrō}}. Compare {{cog|gmh|narre}}, from {{cog|goh|narro}}.

===Noun===
{{nds-de-noun|g=m|plural=Narren}}

# [[fool]]

===See also===
* {{l|nds-de|Geck}}
* {{l|nds-de|Göök}}

==Pennsylvania German==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|pdc|gmh|narre}}, from {{inh|pdc|goh|narro}}, further etymology {{unk|pdc|title=unknown}}. Cognate with {{cog|de|Narr}}, {{cog|yi|נאַר}}.

===Noun===
{{head|pdc|noun|g=m|plural|Narre}}

# [[fool]]

{{topics|pdc|People}}