олигофрения
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Bulgarian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, soul”) + -ия (-ija, “-ia”, disease suffix).
Речник на българския език (Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik, “Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language”) states as the immediate etymon Latin oligofrenia.
Pronunciation
Noun
олигофре́ния • (oligofrénija) f
- (pathology) oligophrenia
- (derogatory) retardation, idiocy, stupidity; the state of being of a stupid person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | олигофре́ния oligofrénija |
олигофре́нии oligofrénii |
| definite | олигофре́нията oligofrénijata |
олигофре́ниите oligofréniite |
Coordinate terms
- идиоти́зъм (idiotízǎm)
Related terms
- олигофре́н (oligofrén)
References
- “олигофрения”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “олигофрения”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- “олигофрения”, in Български тълковен речник (in Bulgarian), fourth edition, Sofia: Nauka i Izkustvo, 2005, page 566
Russian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀλίγοι (olígoi, “few”) + Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind, soul”) + -ия (-ija, “-ia”, disease suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
олигофрени́я • (oligofreníja) f inan (genitive олигофрени́и, nominative plural олигофрени́и, genitive plural олигофрени́й)
- (pathology) oligophrenia, mental deficiency, mental retardation
- Synonym: слабоу́мие (slaboúmije)
Declension
Declension of олигофрени́я (inan fem-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | олигофрени́я oligofreníja |
олигофрени́и oligofreníi |
| genitive | олигофрени́и oligofreníi |
олигофрени́й oligofreníj |
| dative | олигофрени́и oligofreníi |
олигофрени́ям oligofreníjam |
| accusative | олигофрени́ю oligofreníju |
олигофрени́и oligofreníi |
| instrumental | олигофрени́ей, олигофрени́ею oligofreníjej, oligofreníjeju |
олигофрени́ями oligofreníjami |
| prepositional | олигофрени́и oligofreníi |
олигофрени́ях oligofreníjax |
Related terms
- олигофре́н (oligofrén)
- олигофрени́ческий (oligofreníčeskij)