ārprāts

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Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ārs (“outside”) +‎ prāts (“mind”).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

ārprāts m (1st declension)

  1. madness, insanity (abnormal mental state characterized by mental processes going the wrong way, not reflecting reality)
    ārprāta lēkme ― an attack of insanity
    viņu pārņēma ārprāts ― madness overtook him, took hold of him
    ārprāta pārņemts cilvēks ― a person consumed by madness
    kliegt kā ārprātā ― to scream as if in madness (i.e., like a madman)
  2. nonsense, madness (something that does not make sense, that is not reasonable)
    ak tu ārprāts! ― nonsense! madness!
    tīrais ārprāts! ― sheer nonsense, madness
    to darīt būtu ārprāts ― to do that would be madness

Declension[edit]

Declension of ārprāts (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) ārprāts ārprāti
accusative (akuzatīvs) ārprātu ārprātus
genitive (ģenitīvs) ārprāta ārprātu
dative (datīvs) ārprātam ārprātiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) ārprātu ārprātiem
locative (lokatīvs) ārprātā ārprātos
vocative (vokatīvs) ārprāt ārprāti

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