different between lunatic vs berserk

English

Alternative forms

• lunatick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English lunatik, from Old French lunatique, from Late Latin lunaticus (“moonstruck”), derived from Latin luna (“moon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu?n?t?k/

Noun

lunatic (plural lunatics)

1. An insane person.

Synonyms

• moonling
• See also Thesaurus:mad person

Translations

Adjective

lunatic (comparative more lunatic, superlative most lunatic)

1. Crazed, mad, insane, demented.

Synonyms

• crazed, insane, mad, demented, maniacal, psychotic, crazed; see also Thesaurus:insane

Translations

Anagrams

• cut nail, tunical

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu?na.tik/

Etymology 1

From Latin l?n?ticus, equivalent to lun? +? -atic.

Alternative forms

• lunatec

Noun

lunatic m (plural lunatici)

1. somnambulist, sleepwalker
2. (rare) dullard, fool, scatterbrain

Declension

Synonyms

• (sleepwalker): somnambul, somnambulist, noctambul
• (fool): prost?nac, cretin

Adjective

lunatic m or n (feminine singular lunatic?, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)

1. (popular, rare) born in the same month as another

Declension

Related terms

• lun?

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French lunatique, Italian lunatico.

Adjective

lunatic m or n (feminine singular lunatic?, masculine plural lunatici, feminine and neuter plural lunatice)

1. (rare) having hallucinations
2. (rare) fantastic, unreal, bizarre
3. having unusual or strange ideas and behavior
4. (rare) fearful

Declension

See also

• z?p?cit

Further reading

• lunatic in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Alternative forms

• beserk
• berzerk
• beresque (Australian, jocular)

Etymology

A borrowing from Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bj?rn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”), equivalent to bear +? sark (“shirt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?(?)?z??(?)k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

berserk (plural berserks)

1. (historical) A crazed Norse warrior who fought in a frenzy; a berserker.

Translations

Adjective

berserk (comparative more berserk, superlative most berserk)

1. Injuriously, maniacally, or furiously violent or out of control.

2. Weird; bizarre.

Derived terms

• berserkly

Translations

See also

• Úlfhéðinn

Further reading

• berserk at OneLook Dictionary Search
• berserk, berserker, beserk at Google Ngram Viewer

Anagrams

• Kerbers

Czech

Alternative forms

• berserkr

Noun

berserk m

1. berserk

Further reading

• berserk in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• berserk in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

French

Etymology

From Old Norse berserkr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??.z??k/

Noun

berserk m (plural berserks)

1. (historical) berserk, berserker (frenzied Norse warrior)

Polish

Etymology

From Old Norse berserkr (Icelandic berserkur, Swedish bärsärk), probably from bj?rn (“bear”) + serkr (“coat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?r.s?rk/

Noun

berserk m pers

1. (mythology) berserk

Declension

Further reading

• berserk in Polish dictionaries at PWN