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Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, soul”).
Pronunciation
Noun
олигофре́н • (oligofrén) m
- (pathology) oligophrenic (person suffering from oligophrenia)
- (derogatory) retard, idiot, moron
Declension
References
- “олигофрен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “олигофрен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “олигофрен”, in Български тълковен речник [Bulgarian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 566