muļķība

See also: muļķībā

Latvian

Etymology

From muļķis (“stupid person”) +‎ -ība.

Noun

muļķība f (4th declension)

  1. (chiefly in the singular) foolishness, folly, stupidity (the quality of one who is stupid, foolish)
    ciest savas muļķības dēļ ― to suffer because of one's foolishness
    parādīt savu muļķību ― to show one's stupidity
  2. foolishness, folly, stupidity (behavior, action, words that express lack of intelligence)
    izdarīt lielu muļķību ― to do a big stupidity, a stupid thing
    runāt, rakstīt muļķības ― to say, to write stupidities
    Ansim Gulbim likās, ka ir tīrā muļķība rūpēties, lai lasītāju rokās nonāk labas grāmatas ― it seemed to Ansis Gulbim that it is pure folly to work so that good books would come to the readers' hands
  3. unimportant thing; nonsense, rubbish
    “paņemšu līdzi arī šļirces ar ampulām pret čūsku kodieniem” - “muļķības! vai tad nu tik traki būs!” — “I will also take along syringes and vials against snake bites” - “nonsense! don't be so crazy!”

Declension

Declension of muļķība (4th declension)
singular plural
nominative muļķība muļķības
genitive muļķības muļķību
dative muļķībai muļķībām
accusative muļķību muļķības
instrumental muļķību muļķībām
locative muļķībā muļķībās
vocative muļķība muļķības

Synonyms

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