gerissen
German, adjective/ɡəˈʁɪsn̩/
gerissen is a German adjective meaning “cunning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of reißen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig”.
What does gerissen mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cunning
verb
- 1
past participle of reißen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. auf unsympathische Weise schlau, geschäftstüchtig
adjective: 1. durch Spannung, Abnutzung oder Gewalt auseinandergerissen 2. von einem Tier (beispielsweise einem Wolf, einem Löwen) getötet 3. zu Ende gegangen, beendet, verfehlt
verb: 1. Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reißen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gerissen
- gerissener masculine nominative singular
- am gerissensten superlative
- gerissene feminine nominative singular
- gerissenes neuter nominative singular
- gerissenen genitive masculine singular
- gerissenem dative masculine singular
- der gerissene definite includes-article masculine
- die gerissene definite feminine includes-article
- das gerissene definite includes-article neuter
- die gerissenen definite includes-article nominative
- des gerissenen definite genitive includes-article
- der gerissenen definite feminine genitive
- dem gerissenen dative definite includes-article
- gerissner comparative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gerissen?
- /ɡəˈʁɪsn̩/
- /ɡəˈʁɪsən/
- [ɡəˈʁɪsn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gerissen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gerissen in German?
gerissen appears 11 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).