балбес

Russian

Alternative forms

балбѣ́съ (balbě́s) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

Possibly related to Czech blb, blbý, blbec. Alternatively from a Turkic language, compare Kazakh билбес (bilbes), Tatar билмәс (bilmäs, “he won't know”), and thus perhaps connected to бельмес (belʹmes).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɐɫˈbʲes]

Noun

балбе́с • (balbés) m anim (genitive балбе́са, nominative plural балбе́сы, genitive plural балбе́сов)

(colloquial) fool, idiot, simpleton, booby
Synonyms: обалдуй (obalduj), балда́ (baldá)

Declension

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