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Latvian
Etymology
From neprātis (“fool”) + -e (“fem.”) (with neprātis being a form of neprāts (“irrationality”), which is from ne- + prāts (“reason, understanding, mind”).
Noun
neprāte f (5th declension, masculine form: neprātis)
- (female) fool (woman who behaves or acts without thinking, against common sense; foolhardy, reckless)
- zinīga sieva uzceļ savu namu, bet trakulīga neprāte to ar savu rīcību sagrauj ― a wise woman builds her house, but a boisterous fool destroys hers with her own action(s)
Declension
Declension of neprāte (5th declension)
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