imbecil

See also: imbécil and imbècil

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪmbɛt͡sɪl]

Noun

imbecil m anim

1. imbecile

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• imbecilita
• imbecilní

Further reading

• “imbecil”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “imbecil”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “imbecil”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology

From French imbécile, from Latin imbecillis.

Adjective

imbecil (neuter imbecilt, plural and definite singular attributive imbecile)

1. imbecile

   Synonym: dum

Inflection

Inflection of imbecil

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	imbecil	mere imbecil	mest imbecil2
indefinite neuter singular	imbecilt	mere imbecil	mest imbecil2
plural	imbecile	mere imbecil	mest imbecil2
definite attributive1	imbecile	mere imbecil	mest imbecile

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• imbecilitet

References

• “imbecil” in Den Danske Ordbog

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin imbēcillis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.beˈsiw/ [ĩ.beˈsiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bɨˈsil/ [ĩ.bɨˈsiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bɨˈsil/ [ĩ.bɨˈsiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.bɨˈsi.li/

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -il, (Brazil) -iw
• Hyphenation: im‧be‧cil

Adjective

imbecil m or f (plural imbecis, comparable, comparative mais imbecil, superlative o mais imbecil or imbecilíssimo)

1. imbecile

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Further reading

• “imbecil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “imbecil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “imbecil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French imbécile, from Latin imbecillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.beˈt͡ʃil/
• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

imbecil m or n (feminine singular imbecilă, masculine plural imbecili, feminine/neuter plural imbecile)

1. feeble-minded

Declension

Declension of imbecil

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	imbecil		imbecilă		imbecili	imbecile
	definite	imbecilul		imbecila		imbecilii	imbecilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	imbecil		imbecile		imbecili	imbecile
	definite	imbecilului		imbecilei		imbecililor	imbecilelor

Related terms

• imbecilitate
• imbeciliza

Further reading

• “imbecil”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbět͡siːl/
• Hyphenation: im‧be‧cil

Noun

imbècīl m anim (Cyrillic spelling имбѐцӣл)

1. imbecile

Declension

Declension of imbecil

	singular	plural
nominative	imbècīl	imbecili
genitive	imbecíla	imbecila
dative	imbecilu	imbecilima
accusative	imbecila	imbecile
vocative	imbecilu	imbecili
locative	imbecilu	imbecilima
instrumental	imbecilom	imbecilima