cretino
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine)
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Noun edit
cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina)
Further reading edit
- cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)
- (pathology) suffering from cretinism
- Synonym: cretinoso
- idiotic; dumb
- Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota
- (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate
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Noun edit
cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)
- (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
- (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
- Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota
- (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)
Further reading edit
- “cretino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014