bezmetic
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Slavic *bezъmъ, compare Ukrainian безматок (bezmatok, “hive without a queen”). Another proposed etymology is from Vulgar Latin amphisbēticus, from Ancient Greek ἀμφισβητικός (amphisbētikós, “fond of disputing, contentious”) (compare Italian bisbetico). Compare also the variant dezmetic, possibly influenced by or related to the verb desmetici.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bezˈme.tik/
Noun
bezmetic m (plural bezmetici)
- madman
Declension
declension of bezmetic
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) bezmetic | bezmeticul | (niște) bezmetici | bezmeticii |
genitive/dative | (unui) bezmetic | bezmeticului | (unor) bezmetici | bezmeticilor |
vocative | bezmeticule | bezmeticilor |
Adjective
bezmetic m or n (feminine singular bezmetică, masculine plural bezmetici, feminine and neuter plural bezmetice)
- crazy, senseless
- bewildered or incapable of acting rationally
Declension
declension of bezmetic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | bezmetic | bezmetică | bezmetici | bezmetice | ||
definite | bezmeticul | bezmetica | bezmeticii | bezmeticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | bezmetic | bezmetice | bezmetici | bezmetice | ||
definite | bezmeticului | bezmeticei | bezmeticilor | bezmeticelor |
Synonyms
- zăpăcit, năuc, nebun, aiurit, smintit
References
- http://www.dex.ro/bezmetic