dement
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dément, from Latin demens.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement
Noun
dement (plural dements)
Verb
dement (third-person singular simple present dements, present participle dementing, simple past and past participle demented)
- (transitive) To drive mad; to craze
Derived terms
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
Noun
dement m anim
- moron (personal insult implying stupidity)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “dement”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French dément, from Latin dēmēns, dēmentis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement (comparative dementer, superlative dementst)
Declension
Declension of dement | ||||
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uninflected | dement | |||
inflected | demente | |||
comparative | dementer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | dement | dementer | het dementst het dementste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | demente | dementere | dementste |
n. sing. | dement | dementer | dementste | |
plural | demente | dementere | dementste | |
definite | demente | dementere | dementste | |
partitive | dements | dementers | — |
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin demens, dementis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dement (strong nominative masculine singular dementer, comparative dementer, superlative am dementesten)
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist dement | sie ist dement | es ist dement | sie sind dement | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | dementer | demente | dementes | demente |
genitive | dementen | dementer | dementen | dementer | |
dative | dementem | dementer | dementem | dementen | |
accusative | dementen | demente | dementes | demente | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der demente | die demente | das demente | die dementen |
genitive | des dementen | der dementen | des dementen | der dementen | |
dative | dem dementen | der dementen | dem dementen | den dementen | |
accusative | den dementen | die demente | das demente | die dementen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein dementer | eine demente | ein dementes | (keine) dementen |
genitive | eines dementen | einer dementen | eines dementen | (keiner) dementen | |
dative | einem dementen | einer dementen | einem dementen | (keinen) dementen | |
accusative | einen dementen | eine demente | ein dementes | (keine) dementen |
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Further reading
Latin
Verb
dēment
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
Related terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
dement (indefinite singular dement, definite singular and plural demente)
Related terms
References
- “dement” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
dement m (plural demenți)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) dement | dementul | (niște) demenți | demenții |
genitive/dative | (unui) dement | dementului | (unor) demenți | demenților |
vocative | dementule | demenților |
Swedish
Adjective
dement (comparative dementare, superlative dementast)
Declension
Inflection of dement | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dement | dementare | dementast |
Neuter singular | dement | dementare | dementast |
Plural | dementa | dementare | dementast |
Masculine plural3 | demente | dementare | dementast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | demente | dementare | dementaste |
All | dementa | dementare | dementaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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See also
References
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