Czech edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥b-, an ablaut variant of *stelb (post, pole, jamb) (whence also stilbs, q.v.), from *stel- (to put in a standing position, to erect; standing, immobile, stiff) with an extra b. The semantic evolution was probably: “motionless, stiff” > “surprised, stunned” > “stupid”. Cognates include Old Irish borb (foolish, silly), Latvian stulbs (stupid, dumb) and Latin stultus (foolish, fatuous).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbl̩p]
  • Hyphenation: blb

Noun edit

blb m anim (feminine blbka)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) wally (stupid person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák

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Further reading edit

  • blb in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • blb in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • blb in Internetová jazyková příručka