idiota

§EtymologyEdit

From Spanish idiota (“idiot”).

§NounEdit

idiota (plural idiotas)

1. (pejorative, slang) fool or imbecile

§SynonymsEdit

• fool    [WS]

§EtymologyEdit

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

§NounEdit

idiota m (plural idioti) idiota f (plural idiote)

1. (pejorative) idiot, moron, clot

§AdjectiveEdit

idiota m (feminine idiota, masculine plural idioti, feminine plural idiote)

1. idiotic

§Related termsEdit

• idiozia / idiotaggine
• idiotismo

§AnagramsEdit

• iodati, odiati

§Alternative formsEdit

• idiōtēs

§EtymologyEdit

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

§PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /i.diˈoː.ta/, [ɪ.dɪˈoː.ta]

§NounEdit

idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension

1. (pejorative) idiot

§InflectionEdit

First declension.

§NounEdit

idiota m

1. genitive singular form of idiots

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [iˈdʲɔ.ta]

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§NounEdit

idiota m (feminine idiotka)

1. idiot
2. (medicine, obsolete) person with severe mental retardation

§Usage notesEdit

In obsolete medical usage, idiota referred to severe cases of developmental disability. Milder forms were described with the words imbecyl and debil.

§DeclensionEdit

§Derived termsEdit

• idiotyczny
• idiotyzm

§EtymologyEdit

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

§AdjectiveEdit

idiota (plural, comparable)

1. idiotic

§NounEdit

idiota m f (plural idiotas)

1. idiot

§Related termsEdit

• idiotia
• idiotice

§EtymologyEdit

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

§AdjectiveEdit

idiota m, f (plural idiotas)

1. idiotic

§NounEdit

idiota m, f (plural idiotas)

1. (pejorative) idiot

§Related termsEdit

• idiotez