idiot

== English == === Alternative forms === idjit, idget (nonstandard, indicating the pronunciation /ˈɪd͡ʒət/) eejit (Ireland, Scotland, nonstandard) === Etymology === From Middle English idiote, ydiote, from Old French idiote (later idiot), from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Doublet of idiota. By surface analysis, idi- +‎ -ot. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) enPR: ĭdĭət, IPA(key): /ˈɪdiət/ (yod-coalescence, nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈɪd͡ʒət/ Rhymes: -iət Hyphenation: id‧i‧ot === Noun === idiot (plural idiots) (derogatory) A person of low general intelligence. (derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; a fool. (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with an IQ below 30. ==== Usage notes ==== While pejorative, the word is only a weak insult, and between close friends or family members it may be used affectionately. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:idiot ==== Antonyms ==== genius ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === idiot (comparative more idiot, superlative most idiot) (uncommon) Idiotic, stupid. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === idiot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɪdɪjot] Hyphenation: idiot === Noun === idiot m anim (female equivalent idiotka) (mildly vulgar) idiot (disliked or slow-witted person) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák idiot (person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “idiot”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “idiot”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “idiot”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs). === Noun === idiot c (singular definite idioten, plural indefinite idioter) (derogatory) an idiot, imbecile, fool Synonyms: tåbe, fjols ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== idiotsikker kraftidiot idiotanstalt ==== Related terms ==== idiotisk idioti === References === “idiot” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === From Old French idiot (cf. also the older form idiote), borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.djo/ Homophone: idiots Rhymes: -jo === Adjective === idiot (feminine idiote, masculine plural idiots, feminine plural idiotes) idiotic; stupid === Noun === idiot m (plural idiots, feminine idiote) idiot ==== Derived terms ==== idiot du village ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: idiota === Further reading === “idiot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs). === Noun === idiot m (definite singular idioten, indefinite plural idioter, definite plural idiotene) (derogatory) an idiot, imbecile, fool ==== Derived terms ==== idiotsikker kraftidiot kronidiot === References === “idiot” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪd(ː)ɪˈuːt/ === Noun === idiot m (definite singular idioten, indefinite plural idiotar, definite plural idiotane) (derogatory) an idiot, imbecile, fool ==== Derived terms ==== idiotsikker kraftidiot kronidiot === References === “idiot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old French == === Alternative forms === idiote === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Adjective === idiot m (oblique and nominative feminine singular idiote) ignorant; narrow-minded ==== Usage notes ==== The form idiote was sometimes used as both masculine and feminine, as a direct borrowing from Latin idiota. ==== Descendants ==== → English: idiot French: idiot === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “idiot”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Latin idiota. === Adjective === idiot idiot == Romanian == === Alternative forms === идиот (idiot) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling === Etymology === Borrowed from French idiot, itself borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.diˈot/ === Noun === idiot m (plural idioți, feminine equivalent idioată) idiot; moron; imbecile Synonyms: cretin, imbecil, prost, tâmpit ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === idiot m or n (feminine singular idioată, masculine plural idioți, feminine/neuter plural idioate) stupid; idiotic; foolish; absurd Synonyms: prost, stupid, tâmpit ==== Declension ==== === References === “idiot”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === From Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /idǐot/ Hyphenation: i‧di‧ot === Noun === idìot m anim or m inan (Cyrillic spelling идѝот) idiot (Serbia) teleprompter Synonym: blèsimetar (Croatia) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== glùpan blèsan krètēn == Slovak == === Etymology === Derived from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iɟiɔt/, [ˈiɟiɔt] Rhymes: -iɔt Hyphenation: i‧di‧ot === Noun === idiot m pers (female equivalent idiotka, relational adjective idiotský) (derogatory) idiot ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== idiotický idioticky idiotstvo idiotizmus === See also === blázon hlupák === Further reading === “idiot”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪdɪˈuːt/ === Noun === idiot c (derogatory) an idiot ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== idioti idiotisera idiotisk === References === “idiot”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “idiot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “idiot”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)