German

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Usually cited as being from Rammedösig, i.e. "drowsy or dizzy as a ram or sheep". Alternatively, possibly from German Low German rammdösig (dazed, disoriented, stunned, confused), from German Low German rammen (to ram) dösig (dizzy, dazed, stupified), from Middle Low German dȫsich (dizzy, dazed), probably after the notion of a ram being dazed from being headbutted by another ram, or of someone being dazed and confused after being knocked.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁamˌdøːzɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ramm‧dö‧sig

Adjective

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rammdösig (strong nominative masculine singular rammdösiger, comparative rammdösiger, superlative am rammdösigsten)

  1. foggy, dazed (unable to think clearly)

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