lunatic

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈluːnətɪk/

Etymology

From Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus ("moonstruck"), derived from Latin luna ("moon").

Noun

lunatic (plural lunatics)

1. An insane person.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:mad person

Translations

insane person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瘋子 (cmn), 疯子 (cmn) (fēngzi), 狂人 (cmn) (kuángrén)

• Czech: šílenec (cs) m
• Dutch: gek m, gekkin f, zot m, zottin f
• Esperanto: lunatiko (eo)
• Finnish: hullu (fi), kuuhullu (fi), mielipuoli (fi)
• French: dément (fr) m, démente (fr) f, aliéné (fr) m, aliénée (fr) f
• German: Irre (de) m and f
• Hiligaynon: buangit, rendido ang ulo
• Icelandic: brjálæðingur (is) m, geðsjúklingur (is) m

• Irish: gealt (ga) f
• Italian: demente (it) m and f
• Japanese: 気違い (kichigai)
• Jèrriais: leunatique m
• Polish: wariat m, szaleniec m
• Portuguese: lunático (pt) m, lunática (pt) f
• Russian: псих (ru) (psix) m
• Tagalog: baliw (tl), sira-ulo (tl)
• Turkish: deli (tr)

Adjective

lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)

1. crazed, mad, insane, demented

Synonyms

• crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also Wikisaurus:insane

Translations

crazed

• Catalan: llunàtic (ca)
• Esperanto: lunatika (eo)
• French: lunatique (fr)
• Irish: gealtach (ga)

• Jèrriais: leunatique
• Portuguese: lunático (pt)
• Spanish: lunático (es)

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Romanian

Etymology 1

From Latin lūnāticus.

Alternative forms

• lunatec

Noun

lunatic m (plural lunatici)

1. somnambulist, sleepwalker
2. (rare) dullard, fool, scatterbrain

Synonyms

• (sleepwalker): somnambul, somnambulist, noctambul
• (fool): prostănac, cretin

Adjective

lunatic

1. (popular, rare) born in the same month as another

Related terms

• lună

Etymology 2

From French lunatique, Italian lunatico.

Adjective

lunatic

1. (rare) having hallucinations
2. (rare) fantastic, unreal, bizarre
3. having unusual or strange ideas and behavior
4. (rare) fearful

See also

• zăpăcit