stulbums
Latvian
Etymology
From stulbs (“stupid”) + -ums.
Noun
stulbums m (1st declension)
- (usually in the singular) stupidity (the quality of one who is stupid)
- pārāk bieza krīta kārta ir balsinātāja stulbuma apliecinājums ― too thick a layer of chalk is the proof of the whitewasher's stupidity
- kam draud citkārt labsirdīgais tukumnieku bataljona komandieris? debesīm, nāvei vai tiem, kuru stulbums dzinis nāvē viņa strēlniekus ― to whom is the otherwise benevolent batallion commander a threat? to heaven, to death, and to those whose stupidity drove his riflemen to death
- stupidity (thing, action, behavior that expresses stupidity or is typical of stupid people)
- “es nesaprotu”, viņš teica, “kas tas par stulbumu: likt vienu un to pašu plati divreiz” ― “I don't understand,” he said, “what kind of stupidity this is: to put the same record twice”
- droši vien ši prasme pazviegt par kreņķiem un stulbumiem palīdz saglabāt dzīvošanas prieku ― probably this skill of laughing about worries and stupidities helps keep the joy of living
Declension
Declension of stulbums (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stulbums | stulbumi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stulbumu | stulbumus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stulbuma | stulbumu |
| dative (datīvs) | stulbumam | stulbumiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stulbumu | stulbumiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stulbumā | stulbumos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stulbum | stulbumi |
Synonyms
- bezjedzība, bezjedzīgums
- dumjība, dumjums
- muļķība
- neprātība, neprātīgums
- stulbība
Related terms
- stulbenis, stulbene
- stulbība