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Russian
Etymology
Possibly related to Czech blb, blbý, blbec. Alternatively from a Turkic language, compare Kazakh билбес (bilbes), Tatar билмәс (bilmäs, “he won't know”), and thus perhaps connected to бельмес (belʹmes).
Pronunciation
Noun
балбе́с • (balbés) m anim (genitive балбе́са, nominative plural балбе́сы, genitive plural балбе́сов)
- (colloquial) fool, idiot, simpleton, booby
- Synonyms: обалдуй (obalduj), балда́ (baldá)
Declension