duraks

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák).

Noun

duraks m (1st declension)

1. (colloquial) fool, stupid person

   tu nevari izrēķināt, tāpēc ka tu esi duraks, bet es varu ― you can't do math, because you're stupid, but I can

   slidām skriet jau var katrs duraks, bet pamēģini tu dziedāt ― any fool can run on skates, but you just try to sing

2. (colloquial, in the plural) a certain card game

   “cūkas” jeb “duraki” ir kāršu spēle, kuras mērķis ir atbrīvoties no rokās esošajām kārtīm ― “pigs,” or “fools,” is a card game whose objective it is to get rid of all the cards in one's hands

Usage notes

Since duraks is a relatively recent and obvious borrowing from Russian, many speakers consider it incorrect and suggest the use of muļķis instead.

Declension

Declension of duraks (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	duraks	duraki
accusative (akuzatīvs)	duraku	durakus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	duraka	duraku
dative (datīvs)	durakam	durakiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	duraku	durakiem
locative (lokatīvs)	durakā	durakos
vocative (vokatīvs)	durak	duraki

Synonyms

• (of "fool", "stupid"): muļķis, muļķadesa, stulbenis, neprātis, nejēga, idiots, debils (adjective), imbecils (adjective)
• (of "card game"): cūkas