ārprāts
Appearance
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ārs (“outside”) + prāts (“mind”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ārprāts m (1st declension)
- madness, insanity (abnormal mental state characterized by mental processes going the wrong way, not reflecting reality)
- ārprāta lēkme ― an attack of insanity
- viņu pārņēma ārprāts ― madness overtook him, took hold of him
- ārprāta pārņemts cilvēks ― a person consumed by madness
- kliegt kā ārprātā ― to scream as if in madness (i.e., like a madman)
- nonsense, madness (something that does not make sense, that is not reasonable)
- ak tu ārprāts! ― nonsense! madness!
- tīrais ārprāts! ― sheer nonsense, madness
- to darīt būtu ārprāts ― to do that would be madness
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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nominative | ārprāts | ārprāti |
genitive | ārprāta | ārprātu |
dative | ārprātam | ārprātiem |
accusative | ārprātu | ārprātus |
instrumental | ārprātu | ārprātiem |
locative | ārprātā | ārprātos |
vocative | ārprāt | ārprāti |