blb

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъlbъ, from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥b-, an ablaut variant of *stelb (“post, pole, jamb”) (whence also stilbs, q.v.), from *stel- (“to put in a standing position, to erect; standing, immobile, stiff”) with an extra b. The semantic evolution was probably: “motionless, stiff” > “surprised, stunned” > “stupid”. Cognates include Old Irish borb (“foolish, silly”), Latvian stulbs (“stupid, dumb”) and Latin stultus (“foolish, fatuous”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbl̩p]
  • Hyphenation: blb

Noun

blb m anim (feminine blbka)

  1. (derogatory, offensive) wally (stupid person)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák

Declension
Declension of blb (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative blb blbové
genitive blba blbů
dative blbovi, blbu blbům
accusative blba blby
vocative blbe blbové
locative blbovi, blbu blbech
instrumental blbem blby

Further reading
  • blb in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • blb in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • blb in Internetová jazyková příručka
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