stulbenis
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Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From stulbs (“stupid”) + -enis.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]stulbenis m (2nd declension, feminine form: stulbene)
- 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
[edit]Declension of stulbenis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | stulbenis | stulbeņi |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | stulbeni | stulbeņus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | stulbeņa | stulbeņu |
| dative (datīvs) | stulbenim | stulbeņiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | stulbeni | stulbeņiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | stulbenī | stulbeņos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | stulbeni | stulbeņi |