neprāte

See also: neprātē

Latvian

Etymology

From neprātis (“fool”) +‎ -e (“fem.”) (with neprātis being a form of neprāts (“irrationality”), which is from ne- +‎ prāts (“reason, understanding, mind”).

Noun

neprāte f (5th declension, masculine form: neprātis)

  1. (female) fool (woman who behaves or acts without thinking, against common sense; foolhardy, reckless)
    zinīga sieva uzceļ savu namu, bet trakulīga neprāte to ar savu rīcību sagrauj ― a wise woman builds her house, but a boisterous fool destroys hers with her own action(s)

Declension
Declension of neprāte (5th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) neprāte neprātes
accusative (akuzatīvs) neprāti neprātes
genitive (ģenitīvs) neprātes neprāšu
dative (datīvs) neprātei neprātēm
instrumental (instrumentālis) neprāti neprātēm
locative (lokatīvs) neprātē neprātēs
vocative (vokatīvs) neprāte neprātes

Synonyms
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