idiots
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English [edit]
Noun [edit]
idiots
- Plural form of idiot
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
idiots
- masculine plural form of idiot
Noun [edit]
idiots m pl
- masculine plural form of idiot
Latvian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Via other European languages, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”); ἰδιώτης (idiōtēs) was used derisively in ancient Athens to refer to one who declined to take part in public life.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
idiots m, 1st declension, feminine form: idiote
- (male) idiot (person with extremely serious problems in their mental development)
- idiots kopš bernības — idiot from birth
- (colloquial) (male) fool, stupid man
- Jānis nosauca viņu par idiotu un pēc tam divas dienas nerunāja ne vārda — Jānis called him an idiot and after that didn't say a word for two days
- es, protams, biju idiots; man nevajadzēja šurp braukt! — I, of course, was an idiot; I shouldn't have come here!
Declension [edit]
declension of idiots
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | idiots | idioti |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | idiotu | idiotus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | idiota | idiotu |
| dative (datīvs) | idiotam | idiotiem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | idiotu | idiotiem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | idiotā | idiotos |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | idiot | idioti |
Synonyms [edit]
- (of "mentally undeveloped") debils (adjective), imbecils (adjective)
- (of "fool", "stupid") duraks, muļķis, neprātis, stulbenis
Related terms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
idiots
- indefinite genitive singular of idiot
