English

Noun

idiota ‎(plural idiotas)

1. (pejorative, slang, US) fool or imbecile

Synonyms

• fool    [WS]

Italian

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. (pejorative) idiot, moron, clot

Adjective

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

1. idiotic

Related terms

• idiozia / idiotaggine
• idiotismo

Anagrams

• iodati, odiati

Latin

Alternative forms

• idiōtēs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

idiōta m ‎(genitive idiōtae); first declension

1. (pejorative) idiot

Inflection

First declension.

References

• idiota in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• idiota in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• IDIOTA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “idiota”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • a connoisseur; a specialist: (artis, artium) intellegens, peritus (opp. idiota, a layman)
    

Latvian

Noun

idiota m

1. genitive singular form of idiots

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.diˈɔ.ta/

Noun

idiota m pers ‎(feminine idiotka)

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

Usage notes

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

Declension

Derived terms

• idiotyczny
• idiotyzm

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Adjective

idiota ‎(plural, comparable)

1. idiotic

Noun

idiota m f (plural idiotas)

1. idiot

Related terms

• idiotia
• idiotice

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ˈdjo.ta/, [i.ˈðjo.ta]

Adjective

idiota m, f ‎(plural idiotas)

1. idiotic

Noun

idiota m, f ‎(plural idiotas)

1. (pejorative) idiot

Related terms

• idiotez