vājprāts

Latvian

Etymology

From vājš (“weak”) +‎ prāts (“mind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

vājprāts m (1st declension)

  1. madness, insanity (abnormal mental state characterized by mental processes going the wrong way, not reflecting reality)
    bērns bija netīrs un pilns kukaiņiem; tas izrādīja arī vājprāta pazīmes ― the child was dirty and full of insects; he also showed signs of insanity
  2. nonsense, madness (something that does not make sense, that is not reasonable)
    bet tas taču ir vājprāts! ― but this is nonsense! / madness!

Declension

Declension of vājprāts (1st declension)
singular plural
nominative vājprāts vājprāti
genitive vājprāta vājprātu
dative vājprātam vājprātiem
accusative vājprātu vājprātus
instrumental vājprātu vājprātiem
locative vājprātā vājprātos
vocative vājprāt vājprāti

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