imbeciel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French imbécile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪm.bəˈsil/
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  • Hyphenation: im‧be‧ciel
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

imbeciel (comparative imbecieler, superlative imbecielst)

  1. (pejorative) stupid, idiotic
  2. (dated, now offensive) mentally retarded, imbecilic, idiotic (mentally disabled with the mental age of a young child)
    • 1974, Willem Wilmink, "Frekie".
      't Was een imbeciele jongen. / Een mongool.
      He was an imbecile boy. / A retard.

Inflection

Inflection of imbeciel
uninflected imbeciel
inflected imbeciele
comparative imbecieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial imbeciel imbecieler het imbecielst
het imbecielste
indefinite m./f. sing. imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
n. sing. imbeciel imbecieler imbecielste
plural imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
definite imbeciele imbecielere imbecielste
partitive imbeciels imbecielers —

Noun

imbeciel m (plural imbecielen, diminutive imbecieltje n)

  1. (dated, now offensive) imbecile, idiot, retard (mentally disabled person with the mental age of a young child)
  2. (pejorative) imbecile, idiot, dumbass
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