abderitt

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From German Abderit (“Abderite”), from Latin Abderita, Abderites, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδηρίτης (Abdērítēs), from Ἄβδηρα (Ábdēra, “Abdera”), from a Phoenician word + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs, “demonymic suffix”), a back-formation of πολῑ́της (polī́tēs), from both πόλις (pólis, “city, community”), from Proto-Hellenic *ptólis (“city”), from Proto-Indo-European *tpólHis, from *tpelH- (“fortification, city”) + and from -της (-tēs, forms demonyms), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ and *-tós (forms verbal adjectives). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdəˈrɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt Hyphenation: ab‧de‧ritt === Noun === abderitt m (definite singular abderitten, indefinite plural abderitter, definite plural abderittene) (historical) an Abderite (an inhabitant or native of Abdera, in Thrace, a historical and geographic area in southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey) (colloquial, derogatory) a simple-minded person Synonym: molbo ==== Usage notes ==== An ancient belief was that "the people of Abdera are fools and madmen" (stulti et insani Abderitae). ==== Derived terms ==== abderittisk (“abderian”) === References === “abderitt” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abderitt” in Store norske leksikon