Bulgarian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian идио́т (idiót), in turn from either French idiot or German Idiot, from Latin idiota, which finally from Ancient Greek ῐ̓δῐώτης (idiṓtēs, private person, plebeian).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [idiˈɔt]
  • (file)

Noun edit

идио́т (idiótm (feminine идио́тка, relational adjective идио́тски or идиоти́чески)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: глупа́к (glupák), глупе́ц (glupéc), тъпа́к (tǎpák), малоу́мник (maloúmnik), олигофре́н (oligofrén)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Macedonian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [idiˈɔt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: и‧ди‧от

Noun edit

идио́т (idiótm (plural идио́ти, related adjective идио́тски, feminine идио́тка, diminutive идио́тче)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: мало́умник (malóumnik), глу́пак (glúpak), бу́дала (búdala)

Declension edit

References edit

  • идиот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

First attested in 1803. Borrowed from Latin idiōta via French idiot or German Idiot, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

идио́т (idiótm anim (genitive идио́та, nominative plural идио́ты, genitive plural идио́тов, feminine идио́тка)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: слабоу́мный (slaboúmnyj); дура́к (durák), тупи́ца (tupíca), приду́рок (pridúrok)
    Ты тако́й идио́т.Ty takój idiót.You're such an idiot.

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Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: идио́т (idiót)

References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “идиот”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), “идиот”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 336
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “идиот”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 13

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /idǐot/
  • Hyphenation: и‧ди‧от

Noun edit

идѝот m (Latin spelling idìot)

  1. idiot

Declension edit

See also edit