Meaning of gurdus | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1

[ˈɡʊr.dʊs]

Definitions

Български глупак тъпа́к

Bosanski barom idiot imbecil prostak stud tikvan tupoglavac глупак тикван тупоглавац

Català estaferm estúpid estúpida imbècil

Čeština blb hňup pitomec trouba

Dansk stud

Deutsch Blödmann Depp Dummkopf Pfeifendeckel Schnecke taube Nuss Tölpel Trottel

English Blockhead Dolt Dullard fat Lout Numskull Oaf

Español cabeza hueca estúpida estúpido hueca cabeza imbécil sonso sonso zonzo

Suomi pölkkypää tollo tomppeli typerys

Français dadais idiot idiote imbécile nullard

Gaeilge amhlán daoi dúramán gamal

Gàidhlig amadan bachall burraidh spadair

Hrvatski barom idiot imbecil prostak stud tikvan tupoglavac глупак тикван тупоглавац

Magyar barom mamlasz ókor tökfilkó

Հայերեն տխմար

Italiano citrullo imbecille stupida stupido zuccone zuccone zucconi zucconi

日本語薄鈍鈍

Latina blennus fungus

Nederlands leeghoofd pummel sufferig

Polski bęcwał ciemna masa ciemniak głupek imbecyl nudziarz prostak tępak

Português cabeça oca estúpida estúpido idiota imbecil palerma

Русский болван о́лух растя́па тупи́ца

Српски barom idiot imbecil prostak stud tikvan tupoglavac глупак тикван тупоглавац

Svenska dumbom dummerjöns dumskalle idiot knäppskalle träskalle

“Item in Cacomnemone: Hic est (inquit) ille gurdus, quem ego me abhinc menses duos ex Africa venientem excepisse tibi narravi.”

And in (Laberius') The Forgetful Man: This is that dolt (gurdus) who, when two months ago from Africa I came, did meet me here, as I did say.

“Et gurdos, quos pro stolidis accipit vulgus, ex Hispania duxisse originem audivi.”

While I have heard that gurdus, which is colloquially used in the sense of “stupid,” is derived from Spain.

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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