durnas

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Lithuanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Generally considered to be borrowed from a Slavic language, cf. Polish durny (dumb) and Russian дурной (durnoj, foolish), and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *durьnъ.[1]

An alternative theory posits that the term is of Baltic origin, cognate with the Slavic terms.[2]

Compare Latvian dur̃ns (crazed, stupefied) from the same source, and Old Prussian dūrai (shy), which may or may not be related.

Adjective[edit]

dur̃nas m (feminine durnà) stress pattern 4

  1. stupid, foolish, crazy
    Synonym: kvailas

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Fraenkel, Ernst (1955, 1962–1965) Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch[1], volumes I–II, Heidelberg-Göttingen: Carl Winter and Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
  2. ^ Šeškauskaitė, Daiva and Gliwa, Bernd (2006 December) “Some Lithuanian ethnobotanical taxa: a linguistic view on Thorn Apple and related plants”, in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, volume 2, number 1, →DOI