idiot

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 2.1.2 See also 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Serbo-Croatian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Declension 4.2.2 See also 5 Slovak 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Derived terms 6 Swedish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

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

Noun

idiot (plural idiots)

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

• See also Wikisaurus:idiot

Related terms

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

Translations

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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

Pronunciation

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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

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

Noun

idìot m. (Cyrillic spelling идѝот)

1. idiot

Declension

See also

• glùpan
• blèsan
• krètēn

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Slovak

Noun

idiot m., idioti pl.

idiot stem

idiota gen sg

declension pattern chlap

1. (pejorative) idiot

Derived terms

• idiotický -á -é
• idiotizmus m.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

Inflection for idiot	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	idiot	idioten	idioter	idioterna
Possessive form	idiots	idiotens	idioters	idioternas

idiot c.

1. (pejorative) idiot