βλάκας
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- βλαξ m (vlax) (dated)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ancient Greek βλάξ (bláx, “soft”) from the accusative singular τὸν (tòn) βλάκα (bláka), from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“soft, weak, tender”) (through *μλάξ [mláx] > *μβλάξ [mbláx]). Cognates include Latin mollis (“soft, mild”), Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdú, “soft, mild, weak”) and English mild.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]βλάκας • (vlákas) m (plural βλάκες)
- (psychiatry, dated) person with moderate learning difficulties
- idiot, moron, imbecile
Declension
[edit]Declension of βλάκας
Synonyms
[edit]colloquial: bird names, denoting figuratively slow wit:
- κουτορνίθι n (koutorníthi)
- μπούφος m (boúfos)
Antonyms
[edit]- see: έξυπνος (éxypnos)
Derived terms
[edit]- αρχιβλάκας m (archivlákas, “born idiot”)
- βλακεία f (vlakeía, “nonsense, stupidity”)
Further reading
[edit]- βλάκας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language