Idiot

See also Idiot

English

Etymology

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

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈɪdiːət/
• (HE), (SSE) IPA: /iːʤɪt/

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Noun

Singular Idiot

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Idiot ({{{1}}})

1. (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.

2. (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

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

Antonyms

• genius

Related terms

• idiocy
• idiom
• idiosyncratic
• idiotic
• idiotically
• idiot savant

Translations

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)

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Czech

Noun

Idiot m.

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

Related terms

• idiotský
• idiocie

See also

• blb
• blbec
• kretén
• debil

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French

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• IPA: /i.djɔ/, SAMPA: /i.djO/

Noun

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

1. idiot

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /idǐot/
• Hyphenation: i‧di‧ot

Noun

idìot m. (Cyrillic spelling идѝот)

1. idiot

Declension

    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

See also

• glùpan
• blèsan
• krètēn

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Slovak

Noun

idiot m., idioti pl.

idiot stem

idiota Template:Gensg

declension pattern Template:Chlap

1. (pejorative) idiot

Derived terms

• idiotický -á -é
• idiotizmus m.

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Swedish

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Noun

Inflection for Idiot	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form
Possessive form

idiot c.

1. (pejorative) idiot

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