autodidact
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
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Noun edit
autodidact (plural autodidacts)
- A self-taught person.
- Synonym: automath
- Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
- 2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 139:
- For an autodidact, for somebody who plays by ear like me, the ukulele is ideal.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a self-taught person
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
autodidact m (plural autodidacten)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Derived terms edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French autodidacte.
Noun edit
autodidact m (plural autodidacți)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Declension edit
Declension of autodidact
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) autodidact | autodidactul | (niște) autodidacți | autodidacții |
genitive/dative | (unui) autodidact | autodidactului | (unor) autodidacți | autodidacților |
vocative | autodidactule | autodidacților |