imbecyl

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German imbezil, from French imbécile, from Latin imbecillus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imˈbɛ.t͡sɨl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛt͡sɨl
• Syllabification: im‧be‧cyl

Noun

imbecyl m pers (diminutive imbecylek)

1. (derogatory) imbecile (fool, idiot)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec

2. (obsolete, pathology) imbecile (person with limited mental capacity)

Declension

Declension of imbecyl

	singular	plural
nominative	imbecyl	imbecyle
genitive	imbecyla	imbecyli/imbecylów
dative	imbecylowi	imbecylom
accusative	imbecyla	imbecyli/imbecylów
instrumental	imbecylem	imbecylami
locative	imbecylu	imbecylach
vocative	imbecylu	imbecyle

Derived terms

adjectives

• imbecylny
• imbecylowaty

 

adverb

• imbecylnie

 

noun

• imbecylizm

 

Further reading

• imbecyl in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• imbecyl in Polish dictionaries at PWN