imbecil

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See also: imbécil and imbècil

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

imbecil m anim

  1. imbecile
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbēcillis.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧cil

Adjective

imbecil m or f (plural imbecis, comparable, comparative mais imbecil, superlative o mais imbecil or imbecilíssimo)

  1. imbecile
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French imbécile, from Latin imbecillus.

Adjective

imbecil m or n (feminine singular imbecilă, masculine plural imbecili, feminine and neuter plural imbecile)

  1. feeble-minded

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /imbět͡siːl/
  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧cil

Noun

imbècīl m (Cyrillic spelling имбѐцӣл)

  1. imbecile

Declension