autist

See also: Autist

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English autism

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istader.

Old French -istebor.

Middle English -ist

English -ist

English autist

From autism + -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔː.tɪst/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔːtɪst

Noun

autist (plural autists)

1. An autistic person, a person with autism.
   • 1995, Oliver Sacks, An Anthropologist on Mars:

     Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together […] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism […]

   • 2011, W M Bernstein, A Basic Theory of Neuropsychoanalysis:

     Like children and animals, autists have relatively rudimentary conceptual lives.

2. (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecatory) A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

   autists arguing about 'muh graphics'

Translations

person with autism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自閉症患者 / 自闭症患者 (zìbìzhèng huànzhě)

• Danish: autist c
• Dutch: autist (nl) m, autiste (nl) f
• Esperanto: aŭtismulo
• Finnish: autisti (fi)
• French: autiste (fr) m or f
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: autist c

• German: Autist (de) m, Autistin (de) f
• Greek: αυτιστικό (el) n (aftistikó)
• Hebrew: אוטיסט (he) m (otíst)
• Hungarian: autista (hu)
• Ido: autisto (io)
• Italian: autista (it) m or f
• Korean: 자폐인 (japyein)
• Polish: autyk (pl) m, autystyk m, autysta (pl) m, autystka (pl) f, autyczka (pl) f
• Russian: аути́ст (ru) m (autíst)
• Spanish: autista (es) m or f
• Swedish: autist (sv) c

Anagrams

• Tauist

Danish

Etymology

Either borrowed from English autist or German Autist.

Noun

autist c (singular definite autisten, plural indefinite autister)

1. an autist (person with autism)

Declension

Declension of autist

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	autist	autisten	autister	autisterne
genitive	autists	autistens	autisters	autisternes

Related terms

• autisme
• autistisk

References

• “autist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed from English autist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑu̯ˈtɪst/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: au‧tist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

autist m (plural autisten, diminutive autistje n)

1. autist, person with autism

Related terms

• autisme
• autistisch

Descendants

• → Indonesian: autis

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autiste.

Adjective

autist m or n (feminine singular autistă, masculine plural autiști, feminine/neuter plural autiste)

1. autistic

Declension

Declension of autist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	autist		autistă	autiști	autiste
	definite	autistul		autista	autiștii	autistele
genitive- dative	indefinite	autist		autiste	autiști	autiste
	definite	autistului		autistei	autiștilor	autistelor

Noun

autist m (plural autiști)

1. someone who is autistic

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	autist	autistul	autiști	autiștii
genitive-dative	autist	autistului	autiști	autiștilor
vocative	autistule		autiștilor

Swedish

Noun

autist c

1. (dated) an autist (person with autism)
2. (Internet slang, derogatory or self-deprecatory) an autist

Usage notes

"Autistisk" (autistic) or "... som har autism" (who has autism) or "... med autism" (with autism) is more common in modern times.

Declension

Declension of autist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	autist	autists
	definite	autisten	autistens
plural	indefinite	autister	autisters
	definite	autisterna	autisternas

Related terms

• autism
• autistisk

References

• “autist”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)