darin German · revision 35533

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /daˈʁɪn/, /ˈdaːʁɪn/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''darin'''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|gmh|dārinne]], also [[m|gmh|dārin]], [[inh|goh|dārinne]],^(DWB2|6, 293)^(Duden GWDS 1999) a compound of [[m|goh|dār|t=there]] (now [[da]]) and [[m|goh|inne|t=inside]].^(DWB2|6, 293)^(Wiktionary) From early Middle High German it was understood as formed with the preposition [[in]], and so the shorter form replaced the longer one.^(DWB2|6, 293)

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+ The same compound is [[osx|thar inne]], [[gml|dārin]], [[nl|daarin]], [[ofs|therin]], [[ang|þǣrinne]] (now [[en|therein]]), [[sv|därinne]] and [[da|derinde]].^(DWB2|6, 293)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Old High German ''dār inne'' meant “in it, in there”;^(DWB|2, 776)^(Paul 2002) ''dār in'' and ''dara in'' were used for “into it”, the later [[darein]].^(DWB|2, 776)^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ ''Darinne'' prevailed until the 14th century;^(DWB2|6, 293) ''darin'' has been the commoner form since the 15th, and by the 20th century had almost completely replaced it.^(DWB2|6, 293) ''Darinne'' became a little more frequent again in the 18th century and is now used only for stylistic effect, though it lives on in dialects, especially Central and Low German.^(DWB2|6, 293) The contracted [[drin]] appears from early Middle High German, regularly from the 16th century, and is much more frequent in the 20th.^(DWB2|6, 293)

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+ Besides space, the word refers to a state, action or event (''der Wert besteht darin, dass …'').^(DWB|2, 776) In older German it was also a relative adverb meaning “wherein”, as in Luther's ''alles Fleisch, darin ein lebendiger Odem ist'' (Genesis 6:17); this is now rare.^(DWB|2, 776) Some authors did not keep ''darin'' and ''darein'' apart, and Goethe often wrote ''d(a)rein'' for ''d(a)rin''.^(Paul 2002) Kalisch's ''Darin bin ich komisch'' (1858) became a catchphrase.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * Old High German – ''dār inne''.^(DWB2|6, 293)^(Paul 2002)

+ * 12th century – Forms without ⟨r⟩ such as ''dainne'' appear.^(DWB2|6, 293)

+ * 15th century – ''darin'' becomes commoner than ''darinne''.^(DWB2|6, 293)

+ * 16th century – The short form ''drin'' is in regular use.^(DWB2|6, 293)

+ * 1858 – ''Darin bin ich komisch'' (Kalisch) becomes a catchphrase.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adverb===

+ # In it, in there, in that place or container: ''eine Kiste mit alten Fotos darin''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # In this respect, in that matter: ''Darin hat sie recht.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[drin]]

+ * [[darein]]

+ * [[da]]

+ * [[in]]

+ * [[en|therein]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ It is stressed on the second syllable, and on the first for special emphasis.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}