stulbenis

Latvian

Etymology

From stulbs (“stupid”) +‎ -enis.

Pronunciation

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

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