lunatic
English
Alternative forms
- lunatick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus (“moonstruck”), derived from Latin luna (“moon”), the connection stemming from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːnətɪk/
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Noun
lunatic (plural lunatics)
- An insane person.
Synonyms
- moonling
- See also Thesaurus:mad person
Derived terms
- lunacy
- lunatic asylum
Translations
insane person
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Adjective
lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)
- Crazed, mad, insane, demented.
Synonyms
- crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic; see also Thesaurus:insane
Translations
crazed
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Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- cut nail, tunical
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luˈna.tik/
Etymology 1
From Latin lūnāticus, equivalent to lună + -atic.
Alternative forms
- lunatec
Noun
lunatic m (plural lunatici)
- somnambulist, sleepwalker
- (rare) dullard, fool, scatterbrain
Declension
Declension of lunatic
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) lunatic | lunaticul | (niște) lunatici | lunaticii |
genitive/dative | (unui) lunatic | lunaticului | (unor) lunatici | lunaticilor |
vocative | lunaticule | lunaticilor |
Synonyms
- (sleepwalker): somnambul, somnambulist, noctambul
- (fool): prostănac, cretin
Adjective
lunatic m or n (feminine singular lunatică, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)
- (popular, rare) born in the same month as another
Declension
Declension of lunatic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | lunatic | lunatică | lunatici | lunatice | ||
definite | lunaticul | lunatica | lunaticii | lunaticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | lunatic | lunatice | lunatici | lunatice | ||
definite | lunaticului | lunaticei | lunaticilor | lunaticelor |
Related terms
- lună
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French lunatique, Italian lunatico.
Adjective
lunatic m or n (feminine singular lunatică, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)
- (rare) having hallucinations
- (rare) fantastic, unreal, bizarre
- having unusual or strange ideas and behavior
- (rare) fearful
Declension
Declension of lunatic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | lunatic | lunatică | lunatici | lunatice | ||
definite | lunaticul | lunatica | lunaticii | lunaticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | lunatic | lunatice | lunatici | lunatice | ||
definite | lunaticului | lunaticei | lunaticilor | lunaticelor |
See also
- zăpăcit
Further reading
- lunatic in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)