fakki-idiootti

== Finnish == === Etymology === fakki +‎ idiootti, calque of German Fachidiot (“overly specialized person”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɑkːiˌ(ʔ)idioːtːi/, [ˈfɑ̝kːiˌ(ʔ)idiˌo̞ːt̪ːi] Rhymes: -oːtːi Syllabification(key): fak‧ki‧i‧di‧oot‧ti Hyphenation(key): fakki‧idi‧oot‧ti === Noun === fakki-idiootti (derogatory) a fachidiot; someone with profound knowledge of their field, but relatively ignorant and unappreciative of other fields of knowledge and art; an overly specialized person ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fakki-idiootti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023