Macedonian

Noun

идиот • ‎(idiot) m

1. idiot

Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1803. Borrowing 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]

Noun

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

1. idiot

   Ты тако́й идио́т.‎ ― Ty takój idiót. ― You're such an idiot.

Declension

Synonyms

• слабоу́мный ‎(slaboúmnyj)
• дура́к ‎(durák), тупи́ца ‎(tupíca), приду́рок ‎(pridúrok)

Related terms

• идио́тка ‎(idiótka), идиоти́зм ‎(idiotízm), идиотия ‎(idiotija)
• идио́тский ‎(idiótskij), идиотический ‎(idiotičeskij)
• идиотски ‎(idiotski)

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “идиот”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
• Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), “идиот”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 336

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

• глу̀пан
• блѐсан
• крѐте̄н