Etymology

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

Pronunciation

1. folly, foolishness (the quality of one who is foolish, unreasonable, stupid, or of something that expresses it)

   idejas neprātīgums‎ ― the idea's foolishness

   slimnieka neprātīgums‎ ― the patient's foolishness