idiota

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See also: idióta, idiotā, and idiotą

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (idiot), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private). Doublet of idiot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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idiota (plural idiotas)

  1. (derogatory, slang, US) Fool or imbecile.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Adjective

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idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotes)

  1. idiotic

Noun

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idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotes)

  1. idiot; fool

Derived terms

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From idioto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [idiˈota]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧o‧ta

Adjective

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idiota (accusative singular idiotan, plural idiotaj, accusative plural idiotajn)

  1. idiotic

Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Adjective

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idiota m or f (plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic, stupid
    Synonyms: babeco, papán, parvo, babiolo, pallouco, bolonio, estroso, doudo

Noun

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idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. idiot
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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: i‧diò‧ta

Noun

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idiota m or f by sense (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)

  1. (derogatory) idiot, moron, maroon, clot

Adjective

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idiota (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)

  1. idiotic

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • idiota in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

iodati, odiati

Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, person not involved in public affairs, layman), from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension

  1. (derogatory) idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person
  2. (Medieval Latin) convert; conversus (lay brother)
  3. (Medieval Latin) private person

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  • (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

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative idiōta idiōtae
Genitive idiōtae idiōtārum
Dative idiōtae idiōtīs
Accusative idiōtam idiōtās
Ablative idiōtā idiōtīs
Vocative idiōta idiōtae

Descendants

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References

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Latvian

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Noun

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idiota m

  1. genitive singular of idiots

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman), from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta

Noun

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idiota m pers (female equivalent idiotka)

  1. (derogatory) idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  2. (pathology, obsolete) person with severe mental retardation

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • idiota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • idiota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈɔ.tɐ/ [i.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjɔ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈɔ.ta/ [i.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.ta], (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjɔ.ta/

  • Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧dio‧ta

Adjective

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idiota m or f (plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

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idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈdjota/ [iˈð̞jo.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta

Adjective

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idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic

Noun

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idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. (derogatory) idiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit
  2. (derogatory) dick, jerk, schmuck, douchebag, asshole, ass, jackass, prick (i.e., a cocky or self-important individual without any foundation for it)

Usage notes

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  • 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.

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