głupieć

See also: głupiec

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *glupěti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwu.pjɛt͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -upjɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: głu‧pieć

Verb

głupieć impf (perfective zgłupieć or ogłupieć)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial) to become stupid, to go daffy, to grow stupid
    Synonyms: durnieć, idiocieć, kretynieć, tępieć
  2. (intransitive, colloquial) to lose one's bearings (to lose sight of or become unable to determine one's orientation, position, or abilities relative to one's surroundings or situation)

Conjugation

adjectives
adverb
nouns
verb

Further reading

  • głupieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • głupieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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