autodidatta

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autodidacte, from Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), derived from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + the root of διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.diˈdat.ta/
• Rhymes: -atta
• Hyphenation: au‧to‧di‧dàt‧ta

Noun

autodidatta m or f by sense (masculine plural autodidatti, feminine plural autodidatte)

1. autodidact, self-taught person, automath

Derived terms

• autodidattica
• autodidattico

Related terms

• didatta

Further reading

• “autodidatta”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026