idiota
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (“idiot”), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).
Noun[edit]
idiota (plural idiotas)
- (pejorative, slang, US) fool or imbecile
Synonyms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).
Noun[edit]
idiota m (plural idioti) idiota f (plural idiote)
- (pejorative) idiot, moron, clot
Adjective[edit]
idiota (feminine singular idiota, masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “person not involved in public affairs, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | idiōta | idiōtae |
genitive | idiōtae | idiōtārum |
dative | idiōtae | idiōtīs |
accusative | idiōtam | idiōtās |
ablative | idiōtā | idiōtīs |
vocative | idiōta | idiōtae |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- idiota in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- idiota in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- idiota in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- idiota in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- a connoisseur; a specialist: (artis, artium) intellegens, peritus (opp. idiota, a layman)
- a connoisseur; a specialist: (artis, artium) intellegens, peritus (opp. idiota, a layman)
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
idiota m
- genitive singular form of idiots
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
idiota m pers (feminine idiotka)
Usage notes[edit]
In obsolete medical usage, idiota referred to severe cases of developmental disability. Milder forms were described with the words imbecyl and debil.
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [i.ˈðjɔ.tɐ]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ˈd͡ʒjɔ.tɐ/, [i.ˈd͡ʒɔ.ta]
- Hyphenation: i‧dio‧ta
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
Adjective[edit]
idiota (plural, comparable)
Noun[edit]
idiota m, f (plural idiotas)
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
idiota (plural idiotas)
Noun[edit]
idiota m, f (plural idiotas)
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