stulbenis

Latvian

Etymology

From stulbs (“stupid”) +‎ -enis.

Noun

stulbenis m (2nd declension, feminine form: stulbene)

1. stupid man (man with little intelligence)

   “stulbenis!” Arveds sevi lamāja ― “stupid!” Arveds cursed himself

   žandarmi mūsu valstī ir bez iglītības un tāpēc gluži neiedomājami nejēgas, taisni neizturami stulbeņi ― the gendarmes in our country have no education and therefore are such incredible fools, really unbearable stupid men

   vīriem liekas neticami, ka viņu kapteinis būtu tāds stulbenis ― to the men it seemed unbelievable that their captain should be such a stupid man

Declension

Declension of stulbenis (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	stulbenis	stulbeņi
genitive	stulbeņa	stulbeņu
dative	stulbenim	stulbeņiem
accusative	stulbeni	stulbeņus
instrumental	stulbeni	stulbeņiem
locative	stulbenī	stulbeņos
vocative	stulbeni	stulbeņi

Synonyms

• duraks
• idiots
• muļķis, muļķadesa
• nejēga
• neprātis

Derived terms

• stulbums
• stulbība