dement
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.
Adjective edit
dement
Noun edit
dement (plural dements)
Verb edit
dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
- (transitive) To drive mad; to craze
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dement m anim
- moron (personal insult implying stupidity)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- dement in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dément, from Latin dēmēns, dēmentis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dement (comparative dementer, superlative dementst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of dement | ||||
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uninflected | dement | |||
inflected | demente | |||
comparative | dementer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dement | dementer | het dementst het dementste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | demente | dementere | dementste |
n. sing. | dement | dementer | dementste | |
plural | demente | dementere | dementste | |
definite | demente | dementere | dementste | |
partitive | dements | dementers | — |
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German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dement (strong nominative masculine singular dementer, comparative dementer, superlative am dementesten)
Declension edit
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dement | sie ist dement | es ist dement | sie sind dement | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dementer | demente | dementes | demente |
genitive | dementen | dementer | dementen | dementer | |
dative | dementem | dementer | dementem | dementen | |
accusative | dementen | demente | dementes | demente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der demente | die demente | das demente | die dementen |
genitive | des dementen | der dementen | des dementen | der dementen | |
dative | dem dementen | der dementen | dem dementen | den dementen | |
accusative | den dementen | die demente | das demente | die dementen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dementer | eine demente | ein dementes | (keine) dementen |
genitive | eines dementen | einer dementen | eines dementen | (keiner) dementen | |
dative | einem dementen | einer dementen | einem dementen | (keinen) dementen | |
accusative | einen dementen | eine demente | ein dementes | (keine) dementen |
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Further reading edit
Latin edit
Verb edit
dēment
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Adjective edit
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
Related terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Adjective edit
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
Related terms edit
References edit
- “dement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
dement m (plural demenți)
Declension edit
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) dement | dementul | (niște) demenți | demenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) dement | dementului | (unor) demenți | demenților |
vocative | dementule | demenților |
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
dement (comparative dementare, superlative dementast)
Declension edit
Inflection of dement | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dement | dementare | dementast |
Neuter singular | dement | dementare | dementast |
Plural | dementa | dementare | dementast |
Masculine plural3 | demente | dementare | dementast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | demente | dementare | dementaste |
All | dementa | dementare | dementaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |