autodidact
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
editautodidact (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
editTranslations
edita self-taught person
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See also
editSee also
editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editautodidact m (plural autodidacten)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Derived terms
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French autodidacte.
Noun
editautodidact m (plural autodidacți)
- autodidact, self-taught person
Declension
editDeclension 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 |
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