imbeciel

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowing from French imbécile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪm.bəˈsil/

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• Hyphenation: im‧be‧ciel
• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

imbeciel (comparative imbecieler, superlative imbecielst)

1. (derogatory) stupid, idiotic
2. (dated, now offensive) mentally retarded, imbecilic, idiotic (mentally disabled with the mental age of a young child)
   • 1974, Willem Wilmink, Frekie:

     't Was een imbeciele jongen. / Een mongool.

     He was an imbecile boy. / A retard.

Inflection

Declension of imbeciel
uninflected	imbeciel
inflected	imbeciele
comparative	imbecieler
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		imbeciel	imbecieler	het imbecielst het imbecielste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	imbeciele	imbecielere	imbecielste
	n. sing.	imbeciel	imbecieler	imbecielste
	plural	imbeciele	imbecielere	imbecielste
definite		imbeciele	imbecielere	imbecielste
partitive		imbeciels	imbecielers	—

Noun

imbeciel m (plural imbecielen, diminutive imbecieltje n)

1. (dated, now offensive) imbecile, idiot, retard (mentally disabled person with the mental age of a young child)
2. (derogatory) imbecile, idiot, dumbass