See also: idióta, idiotā, and idiotą

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish idiota, from Latin idiōta (idiot), from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private). Doublet of idiot.

Noun edit

idiota (plural idiotas)

  1. (derogatory, slang, US) Fool or imbecile.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fool

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Adjective edit

idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotes)

  1. idiotic

Noun edit

idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotes)

  1. idiot; fool
    Synonyms: babeco, mascato, parvo, babiolo, pallouco, bolonio, lores, doudo

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Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From idioto +‎ -a.

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [idiˈota]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Hyphenation: i‧di‧o‧ta

Adjective edit

idiota (accusative singular idiotan, plural idiotaj, accusative plural idiotajn)

  1. idiotic

Galician edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Adjective edit

idiota m or f (plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic, stupid
    Synonyms: babeco, papán, parvo, babiolo, pallouco, bolonio, estroso, doudo

Noun edit

idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. idiot

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Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: i‧diò‧ta

Noun edit

idiota m or f by sense (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)

  1. (derogatory) idiot, moron, maroon, clot

Adjective edit

idiota (masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)

  1. idiotic

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Further reading edit

  • idiota in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

iodati, odiati

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Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, person not involved in public affairs, layman), from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

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Noun edit

idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension

  1. (derogatory) idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person
  2. (Medieval Latin) convert; conversus (lay brother)
  3. (Medieval Latin) private person

Usage notes edit

  • (uneducated person): Sometimes used in a non-derogatory sense in Medieval Latin, partially influenced by a folk etymology deriving the term from idiōma, thus “one who speaks only their own language”, i.e., the vernacular and not Latin.

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative idiōta idiōtae
Genitive idiōtae idiōtārum
Dative idiōtae idiōtīs
Accusative idiōtam idiōtās
Ablative idiōtā idiōtīs
Vocative idiōta idiōtae

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Latvian edit

Noun edit

idiota m

  1. genitive singular of idiots

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French idiot, from Old French idiot, from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman), from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈdjɔ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta

Noun edit

idiota m pers (female equivalent idiotka)

  1. (derogatory) idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  2. (pathology, obsolete) person with severe mental retardation

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Further reading edit

  • idiota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • idiota in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈɔ.tɐ/ [i.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.tɐ], (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjɔ.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.d͡ʒiˈɔ.ta/ [i.d͡ʒɪˈɔ.ta], (faster pronunciation) /iˈd͡ʒjɔ.ta/

  • Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
  • Hyphenation: i‧dio‧ta

Adjective edit

idiota m or f (plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun edit

idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, layman) from ἴδιος (ídios, private).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /iˈdjota/ [iˈð̞jo.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ota
  • Syllabification: i‧dio‧ta

Adjective edit

idiota m or f (masculine and feminine plural idiotas)

  1. idiotic

Noun edit

idiota m or f by sense (plural idiotas)

  1. (derogatory) idiot, moron, fool, dork, eejit
  2. (derogatory) dick, jerk, schmuck, douchebag, asshole, ass, jackass, prick (i.e., a cocky or self-important individual without any foundation for it)

Usage notes edit

  • Although in some contexts zonzo, bobo, tonto, menso, culero, tarado, idiota, imbécil, estúpido and pendejo may be synonyms, in most contexts they have a different degree of intensity, with zonzo having the mildest connotation, increasing in intensity in that rough order, to estúpido and pendejo, which have the most offensive meaning.

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