dement
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.
Adjective
dement
Noun
dement (plural dements)
Verb
dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
- (transitive) To drive mad; to craze
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Noun
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- moron (personal insult implying stupidity)
Synonyms
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement (comparative dementer, superlative dementst)
Inflection
| Declension of dement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | dement | |||
| inflected | demente | |||
| comparative | dementer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | dement | dementer | het dementst het dementste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | demente | dementere | dementste |
| n. sing. | dement | dementer | dementste | |
| plural | demente | dementere | dementste | |
| definite | demente | dementere | dementste | |
| partitive | dements | dementers | — | |
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
dement (comparative dementer, superlative am dementesten)
Declension
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Further reading
- “dement” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) dēment
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
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References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
Related terms
References
- “dement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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