idiotisks
Latvian
Etymology
From idiots (“idiot”) + -isks. Probably not derived as such in Latvian, but borrowed and adapted from another European language.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
idiotisks (definite idiotiskais, comparative idiotiskāks, superlative visidiotiskākais, adverb idiotiski)
- idiotic (afflicted with severe mental underdevelopment; typical of idiots)
- idiotisks izskats ― idiotic appearance
- (colloquial, offensive) idiotic, stupid, foolish
- idiotisks jautājums ― stupid question
- tajā dienā vakara maiņā koridorā stāvēja viens no visidiotiskākajiem Centrālcietuma uzraugiem ― on that day, in the evening shift, one of the most idiotic central prison supervisors was standing in the corridor
- (colloquial) stupid (ugly, useless)
- kāpēc man vajadzēja vilkt šo idiotisko melno mēteli, kurā es izskatos pēc pensionēta arhibīskapa! ― why was I supposed to wear this stupid black coat, in which I look like a retired archbishop!
Declension
indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of idiotisks
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | idiotisks | idiotiski | idiotiska | idiotiskas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | idiotisku | idiotiskus | idiotisku | idiotiskas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | idiotiska | idiotisku | idiotiskas | idiotisku | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | idiotiskam | idiotiskiem | idiotiskai | idiotiskām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | idiotisku | idiotiskiem | idiotisku | idiotiskām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | idiotiskā | idiotiskos | idiotiskā | idiotiskās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
- (of "mentally undeveloped"): debils, imbecils
- (of "foolish", "stupid"): bezjēdzīgs, dumjš, muļķīgs, neprātīgs, stulbs