маразматик

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Russian

Etymology

From мара́зм (marázm, senility, idiocy) +‎ -ик (-ik, -ic, -ist), but on an extended stem маразмат- (marazmat-), as if derived from an Ancient Greek *μάρασμα, *μαρασματ- (*márasma, *marasmat-) – extant in Early Modern Greek μάρασμα (márasma) – whereas the true etymon is the Ancient Greek μαρασμός, μαρασμ- (marasmós, marasm-).

Pronunciation

Noun

маразма́тик (marazmátikm anim (genitive маразма́тика, nominative plural маразма́тики, genitive plural маразма́тиков)

  1. (medicine) a senile dement
  2. (figuratively) a marasmatic (an obtuse person who performs and permits behaviours devoid of logic or reason)

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Descendants

  • English: marasmatic