irgend

German

Alternative forms

• jrgent (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old High German io wergin, hwergin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwargin.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

irgend

1. at all

   Komm heute noch vorbei, wenn es irgend geht.

   Come by (still) today if at all possible.

2. any, some

Usage notes

In text messaging, irgend is sometimes shortened as i like iwann (from irgendwann).

Derived terms

• irgendein, irgend ein – irgendeiner
• irgendetwas, irgend etwas
• irgendjemand
• irgendwann
• irgendwas
• irgendwer
• irgendwie
• irgendwo
• irgendwelche

Further reading

• “irgend” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “irgend”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891