Romanian

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Etymology

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Probably from or based on French ahuri, approaching in form the unrelated aiurea through popular analogy or folk etymology. May also be from the past participle of the verb aiuri, variant of aiura, from aiurea, or simply corresponds to it by coincidence.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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aiurit m or n (feminine singular aiurită, masculine plural aiuriți, feminine and neuter plural aiurite)

  1. feather-brained, scatterbrained, addleheaded, wacky, dopey, cracked, confused, stunned, dumbfounded, birdbrained, harebrained; of abnormal behavior or with a muddled mind
    Synonyms: zăpăcit, trăsnit, zănatic

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