"stulbs" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Latvian]

IPA: [stùlps]
Etymology: From Proto-Baltic *stulb-, a variant of *stilb- (whence also Latvian stilbs (“shin, shank”), 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 Lithuanian stul̃bis (“stupid person; old, bad horse”), stul̃bti, stùlbti (“to be stunned, dumbfounded; to become stiff with surprise or fear”), Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (stŭlbŭ) (Russian столб (stolb, “post”)), Middle Low German stulpen (“to overthrow, to overturn, to topple”), German stolpern (“to stumble, to trip up”). Etymology templates: {{uder|lv|bat-pro|*stulb-}} Proto-Baltic *stulb-, {{cog|lv|stilbs||shin, shank}} Latvian stilbs (“shin, shank”), {{inh|lv|ine-pro|*stl̥b-}} Proto-Indo-European *stl̥b-, {{glossary|ablaut}} ablaut, {{cog|lt|stulbis|stul̃bis|stupid person; old, bad horse}} Lithuanian stul̃bis (“stupid person; old, bad horse”), {{cog|sla-pro|*stъlbъ|tr=stŭlbŭ}} Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (stŭlbŭ), {{cog|ru|столб||post}} Russian столб (stolb, “post”), {{cog|gml|stulpen||to overthrow, to overturn, to topple}} Middle Low German stulpen (“to overthrow, to overturn, to topple”), {{cog|de|stolpern||to stumble, to trip up}} German stolpern (“to stumble, to trip up”) Head templates: {{head|lv|adjective|||definite|stulbais|comparative|stulbāks|superlative|visstulbākais|adverb|stulbi|cat2=|cat3=|head=|head2=}} stulbs (definite stulbais, comparative stulbāks, superlative visstulbākais, adverb stulbi), {{lv-adj|stulb}} stulbs (definite stulbais, comparative stulbāks, superlative visstulbākais, adverb stulbi) Forms: stulbais [definite], stulbāks [comparative], visstulbākais [superlative], stulbi [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], stulbs [indefinite, masculine, nominative, singular], stulbi [indefinite, masculine, nominative, plural], stulba [feminine, indefinite, nominative, singular], stulbas [feminine, indefinite, nominative, plural], stulba [genitive, indefinite, masculine, singular], stulbu [genitive, indefinite, masculine, plural], stulbas [feminine, genitive, indefinite, singular], stulbu [feminine, genitive, indefinite, plural], stulbam [dative, indefinite, masculine, singular], stulbiem [dative, indefinite, masculine, plural], stulbai [dative, feminine, indefinite, singular], stulbām [dative, feminine, indefinite, plural], stulbu [accusative, indefinite, masculine, singular], stulbus [accusative, indefinite, masculine, plural], stulbu [accusative, feminine, indefinite, singular], stulbas [accusative, feminine, indefinite, plural], stulbu [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, singular], stulbiem [indefinite, instrumental, masculine, plural], stulbu [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, singular], stulbām [feminine, indefinite, instrumental, plural], stulbā [indefinite, locative, masculine, singular], stulbos [indefinite, locative, masculine, plural], stulbā [feminine, indefinite, locative, singular], stulbās [feminine, indefinite, locative, plural], - [indefinite, masculine, singular, vocative], - [indefinite, masculine, plural, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, singular, vocative], - [feminine, indefinite, plural, vocative], no-table-tags [table-tags], stulbais [definite, masculine, nominative, singular], stulbie [definite, masculine, nominative, plural], stulbā [definite, feminine, nominative, singular], stulbās [definite, feminine, nominative, plural], stulbā [definite, genitive, masculine, singular], stulbo [definite, genitive, masculine, plural], stulbās [definite, feminine, genitive, singular], stulbo [definite, feminine, genitive, plural], stulbajam [dative, definite, masculine, singular], stulbajiem [dative, definite, masculine, plural], stulbajai [dative, definite, feminine, singular], stulbajām [dative, definite, feminine, plural], stulbo [accusative, definite, masculine, singular], stulbos [accusative, definite, masculine, plural], stulbo [accusative, definite, feminine, singular], stulbās [accusative, definite, feminine, plural], stulbo [definite, instrumental, masculine, singular], stulbajiem [definite, instrumental, masculine, plural], stulbo [definite, feminine, instrumental, singular], stulbajām [definite, feminine, instrumental, plural], stulbajā [definite, locative, masculine, singular], stulbajos [definite, locative, masculine, plural], stulbajā [definite, feminine, locative, singular], stulbajās [definite, feminine, locative, plural], stulbo [definite, masculine, singular, vocative], stulbais [definite, masculine, singular, vocative], stulbie [definite, masculine, plural, vocative], stulbo [definite, feminine, singular, vocative], stulbā [definite, feminine, singular, vocative], stulbās [definite, feminine, plural, vocative]
  1. stupid, dumb (mentally challenged, not able to comprehend, to understand; also, foolish)
    Sense id: en-stulbs-lv-adj-ql~jX-gV Categories (other): Latvian undefined derivations, Latvian words with falling intonation Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 18 42 40 Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 52 15 33
  2. stupid, dumb (expressing such qualities)
    Sense id: en-stulbs-lv-adj-2hgQq1ti Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 22 53 24 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 18 42 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 73 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 81 9
  3. (of actions, states) stupid (very undesirable, unwanted, inconvenient)
    Sense id: en-stulbs-lv-adj-g6W9ZMyR Categories (other): Latvian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 18 42 40 Topics: location, region, states
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bezjēdzīgs, dumjš, idiotisks, muļķīgs, neprātīgs Derived forms: stulbenis, stulbene, stulbība, stulbums

Inflected forms

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      "word": "gudrs"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stulbenis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stulbene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stulbība"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "stulbums"
    }
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "",
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "ablaut",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "stulbis",
        "3": "stul̃bis",
        "4": "stupid person; old, bad horse"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian stul̃bis (“stupid person; old, bad horse”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*stъlbъ",
        "tr": "stŭlbŭ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (stŭlbŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "столб",
        "3": "",
        "4": "post"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "stulpen",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "stolpern",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to stumble, to trip up"
      },
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    },
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      "form": "stulbāks",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "stulbi",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "stulbā",
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      "form": "stulbo",
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        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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        "definite",
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      "form": "stulbajiem",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "stulbās",
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      "form": "stulbajiem",
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stulbajā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stulbajos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "locative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stulbajā",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "feminine",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "plural",
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      ]
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          "english": "stupid as a boot (i.e., very stupid)",
          "text": "stulbs kā zābaks",
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          "english": "Valentīna is ridiculously stupid; her absurd answers caused bursts of laughter in the classroom",
          "text": "Valentīna ir līdz smieklīgumam stulba; viņas nejēdzīgās atbildes stundās izsauc klasē smieklu šaltis",
          "translation": "Valentīna is ridiculously stupid; her absurd answers caused bursts of laughter in the classroom",
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          "english": "I am not so stupid as not to understand that I am being thrown out in a very, very polite way",
          "text": "es neesmu tik stulbs, lai nesaprastu, ka mani ļoti ļoti pieklājīgā veidā izraida",
          "translation": "I am not so stupid as not to understand that I am being thrown out in a very, very polite way",
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          "english": "stupid look, stare",
          "text": "stulbs skatiens",
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          "english": "stupid action, behavior",
          "text": "stulba rīcība",
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          "english": "stupid whims",
          "text": "stulbas kaprīzes",
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          "english": "I've received (some) of everything, even (some) of the people's stupid hate",
          "text": "es no visa esmu ieguvis, pat no ļaunu ļaužu stulbā naida",
          "translation": "I've received (some) of everything, even (some) of the people's stupid hate",
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          "english": "tomorrow is that stupid meeting",
          "text": "rīt ir tā stulbā sapulce",
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          "english": "“I have such a stupid name,” he confessed; “I am... Krists... I am not responsible for that (name)!”",
          "text": "“man tāds stulbs vārds,” viņš atzinās; “mani sauc... Krists... es pats tur neesmu vainīgs!”",
          "translation": "“I have such a stupid name,” he confessed; “I am... Krists... I am not responsible for that (name)!”",
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}
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    "Latvian lemmas",
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    "Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latvian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latvian undefined derivations",
    "Latvian words with falling intonation",
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      "word": "stulbenis"
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    {
      "word": "stulbene"
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    {
      "word": "stulbība"
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      "word": "stulbums"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *stl̥b-",
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      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ (stŭlbŭ)",
      "name": "cog"
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        "3": "",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "vocative"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "stulbo",
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    {
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        "definite",
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      "form": "stulbā",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "stulbās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "definite",
        "6": "stulbais",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "stulbāks",
        "9": "superlative",
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          "english": "stupid as a boot (i.e., very stupid)",
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          "english": "Valentīna is ridiculously stupid; her absurd answers caused bursts of laughter in the classroom",
          "text": "Valentīna ir līdz smieklīgumam stulba; viņas nejēdzīgās atbildes stundās izsauc klasē smieklu šaltis",
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          "english": "I am not so stupid as not to understand that I am being thrown out in a very, very polite way",
          "text": "es neesmu tik stulbs, lai nesaprastu, ka mani ļoti ļoti pieklājīgā veidā izraida",
          "translation": "I am not so stupid as not to understand that I am being thrown out in a very, very polite way",
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      "glosses": [
        "stupid, dumb (mentally challenged, not able to comprehend, to understand; also, foolish)"
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          "mentally",
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          "challenge",
          "challenge#English"
        ],
        [
          "able",
          "able#English"
        ],
        [
          "comprehend",
          "comprehend#English"
        ],
        [
          "understand",
          "understand#English"
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        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish#English"
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          "english": "stupid look, stare",
          "text": "stulbs skatiens",
          "translation": "stupid look, stare",
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          "english": "stupid action, behavior",
          "text": "stulba rīcība",
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          "english": "stupid whims",
          "text": "stulbas kaprīzes",
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          "english": "I've received (some) of everything, even (some) of the people's stupid hate",
          "text": "es no visa esmu ieguvis, pat no ļaunu ļaužu stulbā naida",
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      "glosses": [
        "stupid, dumb (expressing such qualities)"
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          "dumb",
          "dumb"
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          "express",
          "express#English"
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          "english": "tomorrow is that stupid meeting",
          "text": "rīt ir tā stulbā sapulce",
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          "english": "“I have such a stupid name,” he confessed; “I am... Krists... I am not responsible for that (name)!”",
          "text": "“man tāds stulbs vārds,” viņš atzinās; “mani sauc... Krists... es pats tur neesmu vainīgs!”",
          "translation": "“I have such a stupid name,” he confessed; “I am... Krists... I am not responsible for that (name)!”",
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      "glosses": [
        "stupid (very undesirable, unwanted, inconvenient)"
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          "action",
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          "stupid",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[stùlps]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "bezjēdzīgs"
    },
    {
      "word": "dumjš"
    },
    {
      "word": "idiotisks"
    },
    {
      "word": "muļķīgs"
    },
    {
      "word": "neprātīgs"
    }
  ],
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}

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