imbecyl

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German imbezil, from French imbécile, from Latin imbecillus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /imˈbɛ.t͡sɨl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɨl
  • Syllabification: im‧be‧cyl

Noun

imbecyl m pers (diminutive imbecylek)

  1. (derogatory) imbecile (fool, idiot)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  2. (obsolete, pathology) imbecile (person with limited mental capacity)

Declension
Declension of imbecyl
singular plural
nominative imbecyl imbecyle
genitive imbecyla imbecyli/imbecylów
dative imbecylowi imbecylom
accusative imbecyla imbecyli/imbecylów
instrumental imbecylem imbecylami
locative imbecylu imbecylach
vocative imbecylu imbecyle

Derived terms
adjectives
  • imbecylny
  • imbecylowaty
adverb
  • imbecylnie
noun
  • imbecylizm

Further reading
  • imbecyl in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • imbecyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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