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tont

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Friulian

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Alternative forms

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  • tond (alternative spelling)

Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *tundus, back-derived from Late Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.

Adjective

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tont

  1. thick, large
  2. crude, unrefined

Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Compare Italian tonto (stupid, foolish), Portuguese tonto (dizzy, stupid), Spanish tonto (stupid, silly), Sicilian ntontu..

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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tont m or n (feminine singular toantă, masculine plural tonți, feminine and neuter plural toante)

  1. stupid, dumb, silly
  2. simple-minded

Declension

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Declension of tont
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite tont toantă tonți toante
definite tontul toanta tonții toantele
genitive-
dative
indefinite tont toante tonți toante
definite tontului toantei tonților toantelor

Synonyms

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Noun

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tont m (plural tonți, feminine equivalent toantă)

  1. fool, idiot

Declension

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Declension of tont
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tont tontul proști proștii
genitive-dative tont tontului proști proștilor
vocative tontule proștilor