idiota

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Related terms 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 3 Portuguese 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Noun 3.3 Related terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Related terms

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From Latin idiōta < Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs) "person not involved in public affairs, layman" < ἴδιος (idios) "private"

[edit] Noun

idiota m. (plural idioti) idiota f. (plural idiote)

1. (pejorative) idiot

[edit] Adjective

idiota m (f idiota, m plural idioti, f plural idiote)

1. idiotic

[edit] Related terms

• idiozia / idiotaggine
• idiotismo

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative forms

• idiōtēs

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs) "person not involved in public affairs, layman" < ἴδιος (idios) "private"

[edit] Noun

idiōta (genitive idiōtae); m, first declension

1. (pejorative) idiot

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	idiōta	idiōtae
genitive	idiōtae	idiōtārum
dative	idiōtae	idiōtīs
accusative	idiōtam	idiōtās
ablative	idiōtā	idiōtīs
vocative	idiōta	idiōtae

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Adjective

idiota m. (feminine idiota, masculine plural idiotas, feminine plural idiotas)

1. idiotic

[edit] Noun

idiota m. and f. (plural idiotas)

1. idiot

[edit] Related terms

• idiotia
• idiotice

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology

From Latin idiōta < Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs) "person not involved in public affairs, layman" < ἴδιος (idios) "private"

[edit] Adjective

idiota m. and f. (plural idiotas)

1. idiotic

[edit] Noun

idiota m. and f. (plural idiotas)

1. (pejorative) idiot

[edit] Related terms

• idiotez