идиот

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian идио́т (idiót), in turn from either French idiot or German Idiot, from Latin idiota, which finally from Ancient Greek ῐ̓δῐώτης (idiṓtēs, private person, plebeian).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [idiˈɔt]
  • (file)

Noun

идио́т • (idiót) m (feminine идио́тка, relational adjective идио́тски or идиоти́чески)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: глупа́к (glupák), глупе́ц (glupéc), тъпа́к (tǎpák), малоу́мник (maloúmnik), олигофре́н (oligofrén)

Declension

Derived terms

  • видиотя́вам (vidiotjávam), видиотя́ (vidiotjá)
  • идиотизи́рам (idiotizíram)
  • идиоти́зъм (idiotízǎm)
  • идиоти́я (idiotíja)
  • идио́тство (idiótstvo)
  • идио́тщина (idiótština)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [idiˈɔt]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: и‧ди‧от

Noun

идио́т • (idiót) m (plural идио́ти, related adjective идио́тски, feminine идио́тка, diminutive идио́тче)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: мало́умник (malóumnik), глу́пак (glúpak), бу́дала (búdala)

Declension

References

  • идиот” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in 1803. Borrowed from Latin idiōta via French idiot or German Idiot, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɪdʲɪˈot]
  • (file)

Noun

идио́т • (idiót) m anim (genitive идио́та, nominative plural идио́ты, genitive plural идио́тов, feminine идио́тка)

  1. idiot
    Synonyms: слабоу́мный (slaboúmnyj); дура́к (durák), тупи́ца (tupíca), приду́рок (pridúrok)
    Ты тако́й идио́т.Ty takój idiót.You're such an idiot.

Declension

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: идио́т (idiót)

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), идиот”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. & suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993), идиот”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 336
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), идиот”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 13

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /idǐot/
  • Hyphenation: и‧ди‧от

Noun

идѝот m (Latin spelling idìot)

  1. idiot

Declension

See also

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