бестолочь

Russian

Etymology

From бес- (bes-) + толк (tolk) + (). The expansion with о is a result of the second pleophony (второе полногласие), compare остолоп from столп or сумеречный from сумерки.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲestəɫət͡ɕ]

Noun

бе́столочь • (béstoločʹ) f anim or f inan (genitive бе́столочи, nominative plural бе́столочи, genitive plural бе́столочей)

  1. (colloquial) blockhead, dumbass, muddlehead
    Synonyms: балда́ (baldá), болва́н (bolván), дура́к (durák)
  2. (colloquial) confusion, mess, muddle
    Synonyms: беспоря́док (besporjádok), бестолко́вщина (bestolkóvščina), неразбери́ха (nerazberíxa)

Declension

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