Latvian

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Etymology

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From neprātīgs (foolish) +‎ -ums (with neprātīgs from neprāts (irrationality) +‎ -īgs, and neprāts from ne- +‎ prāts (reason, understanding, mind)).

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Noun

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neprātīgums

  1. folly, foolishness (the quality of one who is foolish, unreasonable, stupid, or of something that expresses it)
    idejas neprātīgumsthe idea's foolishness
    slimnieka neprātīgumsthe patient's foolishness

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