Idiot

See also Idiot

From Middle English from Old French idiote from Latin idiota from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiotēs), “‘a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman’”) from ἴδιος (idios), “‘one's own, pertaining to oneself, private’”); ἰδιώτης was used derisively in ancient Athens to refer to one who declined to take part in public life.

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

(RP, US) IPA: /ˈɪdiːət/
(HE), (SSE) IPA: /iːʤɪt/
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Noun[edit | edit source]

Singular
Idiot

Plural
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(pejorative) A common term for a person of low general intelligence.
usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
(obsolete) A medical or psychological term meaning a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

Synonyms[edit | edit source]

(all): eejit (Irish English)
See also Wikisaurus:idiot

Antonyms[edit | edit source]

genius

Related terms[edit | edit source]

Translations[edit | edit source]

idiot

Arabic: غبي ar(ar) (ghábiy) m., غبية ar(ar) (ghabíyya) f., plural: أغبياء ar(ar) (’aghbiyaa’) m. pl.
Basque: ergel
Bulgarian: абдал bg(bg) (abdál) m.
Cantonese: [[死蠢#Template:Zh-yue|死蠢]]
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 白痴 cmn(cmn) (báichī), 傻子 cmn(cmn) (shǎzi), 蠢貨 cmn(cmn), 蠢货 cmn(cmn) (chǔnhuò), 傻瓜 cmn(cmn) (shǎguā), 笨蛋 cmn(cmn) (bèndàn)
Croatian: idìot hr(hr) m.
Czech: idiot cs(cs) m.
Danish: idiot da(da) c.
Dutch: idioot nl(nl) m.
Estonian: idioot et(et)
Finnish: idiootti fi(fi)
French: idiot fr(fr) m.
German: Idiot de(de) m., Idiotin de(de) f.
Greek: (1) ηλίθιος (ilíthios) n., (2) ιδιώτης (idiotis) m., (2) μικρόνους (mikronus) m.
Hebrew: אידיוט he(he)
Hindi: मूर्ख hi(hi) (mūrakh), पागल hi(hi) (pāgal), बेवकूफ hi(hi) (bēvakūph)
Hungarian: idióta hu(hu)
Icelandic: hálviti m., asni m., grasasni m., skynskiptingur m. (obsolete)

Irish: amadán ga(ga)
Japanese: 馬鹿 ja(ja) (ばか, baka), あほ ja(ja) (aho)
Korean: 백치 ko(ko) (baekchi)
Latin: idiota la(la) m.
Luhya: omsilu
Macedonian: абдал mk(mk) m.
Malay: bodoh ms(ms)
Norwegian: idiot no(no) m.
Polish: idiota pl(pl) m., idiotka pl(pl) f.
Portuguese: idiota pt(pt) m. and f.
Romanian: idiot m., idioată f., idioţi pl., idioate f. pl.
Russian: идиот ru(ru) (idiót) m., идиотка ru(ru) (idiótka) f.
Scottish Gaelic: amadan m., òinseach f.
Serbian: абдал sr(sr) m.
Slovak: idiot sk(sk) m.
Spanish: idiota es(es) m. and f.
Swahili: mjinga sw(sw), kichwamaji sw(sw)
Swedish: idiot sv(sv) c.
Telugu: వెధవ te(te) (vedhava)
Turkish: salak tr(tr)

Czech[edit | edit source]

Noun[edit | edit source]

Idiot m.

idiot (disliked or slow-witted person)
idiot (person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old)

French[edit | edit source]

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

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IPA: /i.djɔ/, SAMPA: /i.djO/

Noun[edit | edit source]

Idiot m. (plural Idiots; feminine idiote, plural idiotes)

idiot

Serbo-Croatian[edit | edit source]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

From Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs), “‘a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman’”).

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

IPA: /idǐot/
Hyphenation: i‧di‧ot

Noun[edit | edit source]

idìot m. (Cyrillic spelling идѝот)

idiot

Declension[edit | edit source]

declension of Idiot

	singular	plural
nominative	idiot	idioti
genitive	idiota	idiota
dative	idiotu	idiotima
accusative	idiota	idiote
vocative	idiote	idioti
locative	idiotu	idiotima
instrumental	idiotom	idiotima