cretin

See also crétin

English

Etymology

From French crétin (dialectal form of chrétien), from Vulgar Latin christianus, from Latin Christianus, in the lost sense of 'unfortunate person'.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɹɛtn̩/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkɹiːtn̩/
• Homophones: Cretan (US only)

Noun

cretin (plural cretins)

1. (pathology) A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism.
2. (pejorative) An idiot.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:idiot

Derived terms

• cretinism
• cretinize
• cretinoid
• cretinous

Translations

person who fails to develop due to congenital hypothyroidism

• Czech: kretén (cs) m
• Finnish: kretiini (fi)
• French: crétin (fr) m
• German: Kretin (de) m
• Greek: κρετίνος (el) (kretínos) m

• Hungarian: kretén (hu)
• Polish: kretyn (pl) m
• Romanian: cretin (ro) m, cretină (ro) f
• Russian: кретин (ru) (kretín) m
• Serbo-Croatian: kreten (sh) m, кретен (sh) m

pejorative: an idiot

• French: crétin (fr) m
• German: Kretin (de) m
• Greek: κρετίνος (el) (kretínos) m, ηλίθιος (el) (ilíthios) m
• Hungarian: kretén (hu)
• Polish: kretyn (pl) m

• Portuguese: cretino (pt)
• Russian: кретин (ru) (kretín) m
• Serbo-Croatian: kreten (sh) m
• Slovak: kritin (sk) pl
• Spanish: cretino (es) m, cretina (es) f

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Translations to be checked

• Ido: kretino

External links

• Cretinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Cretinism