idioot
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch idioot, ydioot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
idioot m (plural idioten, diminutive idiootje n)
- An idiot.
- Zijn broer rijdt als een idioot.
- His brother drives like an idiot.
- (dated, potentially offensive) Someone with the mental age of a young child, an idiot.
- (obsolete) A layman.
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Adjective edit
idioot (comparative idioter, superlative idiootst)
- idiotic, foolish, stupid
- De meeste inzendingen voor de liedtekst waren helaas idioot.
- Unfortunately, most mailed suggestions for the song's lyrics were idiotic.
- annoying, irritating
Inflection edit
| Inflection of idioot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | idioot | |||
| inflected | idiote | |||
| comparative | idioter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | idioot | idioter | het idiootst het idiootste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | idiote | idiotere | idiootste |
| n. sing. | idioot | idioter | idiootste | |
| plural | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
| definite | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
| partitive | idioots | idioters | — | |