lunatic

English

Etymology

From Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus ("moonstruck"), derived from Latin luna ("moon").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluːnətɪk/

Noun

lunatic (plural lunatics)

  1. An insane person.

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Adjective

lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)

  1. crazed, mad, insane, demented

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Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luˈna.tik/

Etymology 1

From Latin lūnāticus, equivalent to lună +‎ -atic.

Alternative forms

  • lunatec

Noun

lunatic m (plural lunatici)

  1. somnambulist, sleepwalker
  2. (rare) dullard, fool, scatterbrain
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Adjective

lunatic m, n (feminine singular lunatică, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)

  1. (popular, rare) born in the same month as another
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Etymology 2

Borrowed from French lunatique, Italian lunatico.

Adjective

lunatic m, n (feminine singular lunatică, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)

  1. (rare) having hallucinations
  2. (rare) fantastic, unreal, bizarre
  3. having unusual or strange ideas and behavior
  4. (rare) fearful
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See also
  • zăpăcit

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