idioot
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch idioot, ydioot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
idioot m (plural idioten, diminutive idiootje n)
- An idiot.
- Zijn broer rijdt als een idioot.
- His brother drives like an idiot.
- (dated, potentially offensive) Someone with the mental age of a young child, an idiot.
- (obsolete) A layman.
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Adjective[edit]
idioot (comparative idioter, superlative idiootst)
- idiotic, foolish, stupid
- De meeste inzendingen voor de liedtekst waren helaas idioot.
- Unfortunately, most mailed suggestions for the song's lyrics were idiotic.
- annoying, irritating
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of idioot | ||||
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uninflected | idioot | |||
inflected | idiote | |||
comparative | idioter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | idioot | idioter | het idiootst het idiootste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | idiote | idiotere | idiootste |
n. sing. | idioot | idioter | idiootste | |
plural | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
definite | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
partitive | idioots | idioters | — |
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