duraks
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák). Akin to Latvian duraks.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
duraks m
Declension edit
Declension of duraks (type 1 noun)
References edit
- Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 98
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian дура́к (durák).
Noun edit
duraks m (1st declension)
- (colloquial) fool, stupid person
- tu nevari izrēķināt, tāpēc ka tu esi duraks, bet es varu ― you can't do math, because you're stupid, but I can
- slidām skriet jau var katrs duraks, bet pamēģini tu dziedāt ― any fool can run on skates, but you just try to sing
- (colloquial, in the plural) a certain card game
- “cūkas” jeb “duraki” ir kāršu spēle, kuras mērķis ir atbrīvoties no rokās esošajām kārtīm ― “pigs,” or “fools,” is a card game whose objective it is to get rid of all the cards in one's hands
Usage notes edit
Since duraks is a relatively recent and obvious borrowing from Russian, many speakers consider it incorrect and suggest the use of muļķis instead.
Declension edit
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Declension of duraks (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | duraks | duraki |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | duraku | durakus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | duraka | duraku |
dative (datīvs) | durakam | durakiem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | duraku | durakiem |
locative (lokatīvs) | durakā | durakos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | durak | duraki |