Polyglot Dictionary

ironisch

/iˈʁoːnɪʃ/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ironic

    • Das war ironisch gemeint.

      That was meant ironically.

Similar words

trocken

Both describe a deadpan, understated kind of wit — ironisch is ironic; trocken is "dry" in the English sense of dry humor.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

irónico

irónico is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "ironic."

Practice

1 What does ironisch mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war ___ gemeint.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ironisch?

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