imbecil
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪmbɛt͡sɪl]
Noun
imbecil m anim
- imbecile
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- imbecilita
- imbecilní
Further reading
- “imbecil”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “imbecil”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “imbecil”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Danish
Etymology
From French imbécile, from Latin imbecillis.
Adjective
imbecil (neuter imbecilt, plural and definite singular attributive imbecile)
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | imbecil | mere imbecil | mest imbecil2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | imbecilt | mere imbecil | mest imbecil2 |
| plural | imbecile | mere imbecil | mest imbecil2 |
| definite attributive1 | imbecile | mere imbecil | mest imbecile |
1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
Derived terms
References
- “imbecil” in Den Danske Ordbog
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin imbēcillis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.beˈsiw/ [ĩ.beˈsiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.bɨˈsil/ [ĩ.bɨˈsiɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.bɨˈsi.li/
Adjective
imbecil m or f (plural imbecis, comparable, comparative mais imbecil, superlative o mais imbecil or imbecilíssimo)
- imbecile
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Further reading
- “imbecil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “imbecil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
- “imbecil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French imbécile, from Latin imbecillus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.beˈt͡ʃil/
- Rhymes: -il
Adjective
imbecil m or n (feminine singular imbecilă, masculine plural imbecili, feminine/neuter plural imbecile)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | imbecil | imbecilă | imbecili | imbecile | |||
| definite | imbecilul | imbecila | imbecilii | imbecilele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | imbecil | imbecile | imbecili | imbecile | |||
| definite | imbecilului | imbecilei | imbecililor | imbecilelor | ||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “imbecil”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /imbět͡siːl/
- Hyphenation: im‧be‧cil
Noun
imbècīl m anim (Cyrillic spelling имбѐцӣл)