idiota

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (“idiot”), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Doublet of idiot. By surface analysis, idi- +‎ -ota. === Pronunciation === === Noun === idiota (plural idiotas) (derogatory, slang, US) Fool or imbecile. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool ==== See also ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotes) idiotic === Noun === idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotes) idiot; fool === Derived terms === idiota útil idiotesa === Related terms === idiòcia === Further reading === “idiota”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “idiota”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “idiota” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “idiota” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Esperanto == === Etymology === From idioto +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /idiˈota/ Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: i‧di‧o‧ta === Adjective === idiota (accusative singular idiotan, plural idiotaj, accusative plural idiotajn) idiotic == Galician == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Adjective === idiota m or f (plural idiotas) idiotic, stupid Synonyms: babeco, papán, parvo, babiolo, pallouco, bolonio, estroso, doudo === Noun === idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas) idiot ==== Related terms ==== idiocia === Further reading === “idiota”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɔta Hyphenation: i‧diò‧ta === Noun === idiota m or f by sense (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote) (derogatory) idiot, moron, maroon, clot === Adjective === idiota m or f by sense (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote) idiotic ==== Derived terms ==== idiotaggine idiotamente ==== Related terms ==== idiotismo idiozia === Further reading === idiota in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana iodati, odiati === Anagrams === iodati, odiati == Latin == === Alternative forms === idiōtēs ydiōta (Medieval Latin) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “person not involved in public affairs, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.diˈoː.ta] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.diˈɔː.ta] === Noun === idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension (derogatory) idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person (Medieval Latin) convert; conversus (lay brother) (Medieval Latin) private person ==== Usage notes ==== (uneducated person): Sometimes used in a non-derogatory sense in Medieval Latin, partially influenced by a folk etymology deriving the term from idiōma, thus “one who speaks only their own language”, i.e., the vernacular and not Latin. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “idiota”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "idiota", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “idiota”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. “idiota”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “idiota”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[2], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “idiota”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill == Latvian == === Noun === idiota m genitive singular of idiots == Polish == === Alternative forms === dyjota (Far Masovian, Łomża Voivodeship) === Etymology === Borrowed from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/ Rhymes: -ɔta Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta === Noun === idiota m pers (female equivalent idiotka) (derogatory) idiot Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec (pathology, obsolete) person with severe mental retardation ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Belarusian: ідыёт (idyjót) === Further reading === idiota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN idiota in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔtɐ Hyphenation: i‧dio‧ta === Adjective === idiota m or f (plural idiotas) idiotic Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota === Noun === idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas) idiot Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota ==== Related terms ==== idiotia idiotice === Further reading === “idiota”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iˈdjota/ [iˈð̞jo.t̪a] Rhymes: -ota Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta === Adjective === idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotas) idiotic Synonym: idiótico === Noun === idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas) (derogatory) idiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit dick, jerk, schmuck, douchebag, asshole, ass, jackass, prick (i.e., a cocky or self-important individual without any foundation for it) ==== Usage notes ==== Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “idiota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025