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English

Alternative forms

idjit,idget(non-standard, indicating the pronunciation /ˈɪd͡ʒət/)
eejit(Irish, Scottish; non-standard)

Etymology

FromMiddle Englishidiote,ydiote, fromOld Frenchidiote (lateridiot), fromLatinidiota, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), fromἴδιος(ídios,“one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”).Doublet ofidiota.

Pronunciation

(UK, US)enPR:ĭdĭət,IPA^(key): /ˈɪdiət/
(yod coalescence, non-standard)IPA^(key): /ˈɪd͡ʒət/
Audio(US): (file)
Rhymes:-iət
Hyphenation:i‧di‧ot

Noun

idiot (pluralidiots)

(derogatory) A person of low generalintelligence.
Only anidiot would fail this exam.
(derogatory) A person who makes stupid decisions; afool.
We think that people who cycle without a helmet areidiots.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person of the lowest intellectual standing, a person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old; a person with anIQ below 30.
- 1896,Clifton Johnson, “Folks”, inWhat They Say in New England (non-fiction), Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shepard Publishers, page105:
  Idiots were thought to be peculiarly under the care of the Deity, and it was believed that those who treated them kindly would be blessed.
- 1956, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Part I, section 7”, inSexual Offences Act 1956‎^[1], page 2:
  It is an offence for a man to have unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman whom he knows to be anidiot or imbecile.

Usage notes

While pejorative, the word is only a weak insult, and between close friends or family members it may be used affectionately.

Synonyms

See alsoThesaurus:idiot

Antonyms

genius

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

person of low general intelligence

Albanian:idiot (sq) m,budalla (sq) m,gomar (sq) m
Arabic:أَحْمَق m(ʔaḥmaq),غَبِيّ m(ḡabiyy),مُغَفَّل m(muḡaffal),أَبْلَه m(ʔablah)
Hijazi Arabic:غَبي m(ḡabi),أهْبَل m(ʔahbal),ْأبْلَه m(ʔablah),سَبَك m(sabak)
Armenian:ապուշ (hy)(apuš),հիմար (hy)(himar),էշ (hy)(ēš)
Azerbaijani:idiot (az),axmaq (az),əbləh,abdal
Basque:ergel
Belarusian:ду́рань m(dúranʹ),дурні́ца f(durníca),ідыёт m(idyjót),ідыётка f(idyjótka)
Bengali:মূর্খ (bn)(murkho),বেক্কল(bekkol)
Bikol Central:dangag (bcl),patal (bcl)
Bulgarian:идио́т (bg) m(idiót),идио́тка f(idiótka),абда́л (bg) m(abdál),ахма́к (bg) m(ahmák),глупа́к (bg) m(glupák),глупа́чка f(glupáčka)
Burmese:ဗာလ (my)(bala.)
Catalan:idiota (ca) m or f
Chichewa:chitsiru
Chinese:
Cantonese:死蠢(sei² ceon²),白痴(baak⁶ ci¹),戇鳩 /戆鸠(ngong⁶ gau¹)
Mandarin:白痴 (zh)(báichī),傻子 (zh)(shǎzi),蠢貨 /蠢货 (zh)(chǔnhuò),傻瓜 (zh)(shǎguā),笨蛋 (zh)(bèndàn),蠢材 (zh)(chǔncái),呆子 (zh)(dāizi)
Czech:idiot (cs) m,idiotka f
Danish:idiot (da) c,nar c,fjols n
Dutch:idioot (nl) m,domkop (nl) m,nar (nl) m,domme gans f(for women)
Esperanto:idioto
Estonian:idioot,lollpea (et),oinas (et)
Finnish:idiootti (fi),hölmö (fi),pöljä (fi),törttö,typerys (fi),urpo (fi)
French:idiot (fr) m,idiote (fr) f,imbécile (fr) m or f,bouffon (fr) m,bouffonne (fr) f,crétin (fr) m,crétine (fr) f
Galician:babeco (gl) m,parvo (gl) m,mascato m,babiolo (gl) m,doudo m,pallouco m,lores m,paspán (gl) m,alpabarda (gl) m,mouco (gl) m,marmeco m,láparo m,inteño m,miñoto m,bouto m,idiota m
Georgian:იდიოტი(idioṭi),ახმახი(axmaxi)
German:Idiot (de) m,Idiotin (de) f,Narr (de) m,Närrin (de) f,Dummkopf (de) m,dumme Gans f(for women),dumme Kuh f(for women)
Greek:βλάκας (el) m(vlákas),ηλίθιος (el) m(ilíthios)
Ancient:βλάξ m(bláx)
Gujarati:ડોબું n(ḍobũ),મૂર્ખ m(mūrkh),મૂઢ m(mūḍh)
Hebrew:אִידְיוֹט (he) m(idyót),גולם \ גֹּלֶם (he)(gólem),שׁוֹטֶה (he) m(shoté)
Hindi:मूर्ख (hi) m(mūrkh),बुद्धू m(buddhū),उल्लू (hi) m(ullū),बेवक़ूफ़ m(bevqūf),अहमक़ m(ahmaq),अहमक (hi) m(ahmak)
Hungarian:idióta (hu),(colloquial)hülye (hu),(literary)félkegyelmű (hu)
Icelandic:hálviti m,asni (is) m,grasasni (is) m,skynskiptingur m (obsolete)
Indonesian:bodoh (id)
Ingrian:durakka,vohma,hapalka,oolo,tuhkuri,tuhkapää,tuhkapussi,foofana,bolvana
Irish:amadán,dúramán m
Italian:idiota (it) m or f,squasimodeo m
Japanese:馬鹿 (ja)(ばか, baka),あほ (ja)(aho),白痴 (ja)(はくち, hakuchi),戯け者(たわけもの, tawakemono, おどけもの, odokemono)
Kazakh:ақымақ(aqymaq),идиот(idiot)
Khmer:ល្ងីល្ងើ (km)(lngii lngəə)
Korean:백치(白癡)(白痴)(baekchi),바보 (ko)(babo),등신(等神) (ko)(deungsin),멍청이 (ko)(meongcheong'i),천치(天癡)(天痴) (ko)(cheonchi)
Kyrgyz:акмак (ky)(akmak),идиот (ky)(idiot)
Ladin:totl m,musciat
Lao:ຄົນບັດຊົບ(khon bat sop),ຄົນໂງ່(khon ngō),ໂງ່(ngō)
Latin:blennus m,idiota m,fungus m
Latvian:idiots m,idiote f,muļķis (lv) m,muļķe f,duraks (lv) m
Lithuanian:idiotas m,idiotė f,avigalvis m,kvailys (lt) m,durnius m
Luhya:omsilu
Macedonian:абдал m(abdal),идио́т m(idiót),идио́тка f(idiótka)
Malay:bodoh (ms)
Malayalam:കണ്ണാപ്പി(kaṇṇāppi),പൊട്ടൻ(poṭṭaṉ)
Manx:thoot m
Maori:hukehuke,heahea,rorirori,pōhauhau,hākawa
Middle English:sot
Mongolian:
Cyrillic:эргүү тэнэг(ergüü teneg),зүүлэг (mn)(züüleg),тэнэг (mn)(teneg)
Ngazidja Comorian:ɗaɓa class5/6
Norman:peûle m
Norwegian:
Bokmål:idiot (no) m,narr (no) m
Nynorsk:idiot m
Old English:unwita m
Ottoman Turkish:طوی(toy)
Persian:
Iranian Persian:اَحْمَق (fa)(ahmağ),کُوْدَن (fa)(kowdan),خِنْگ (fa)(xeng),اَبْلَهْ (fa)(ablah),کانا (fa)(kânâ),خِرِفْت (fa)(xereft)
Plautdietsch:Eefelt m,Dommajon m
Polish:idiota (pl) m,idiotka (pl) f,głupek (pl) m,głupiec (pl) m,dureń (pl) m
Portuguese:idiota (pt) m or f
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi:ਮੂਰਖ m(mūrakh),ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ m(bevkūf)
Romanian:idiot (ro) m,idioată (ro) f,idioți pl,idioate f pl
Russian:идио́т (ru) m(idiót),идио́тка (ru) f(idiótka),дура́к (ru) m(durák),ду́ра (ru) f(dúra),ду́рень (ru) m(dúrenʹ),глупе́ц (ru) m(glupéc)
Sanskrit:मूढ (sa) m(mūḍha),निर्बुद्धि (sa) m(nirbuddhi),मूर्ख (sa) m(mūrkha),जल (sa) m(jala)
Scots:stookie
Scottish Gaelic:amadan m,òinseach f,burraidh m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic:идѝот m,идѝоткиња f
Roman:idìot (sh) m,idìotkinja (sh) f
Slovak:idiot m,idiotka f
Slovene:idiot m,tepec m
Spanish:idiota (es) m or f
Swahili:mjinga (sw),kichwamaji (sw)
Swedish:idiot (sv) c,narr (sv) c
Tagalog:bobo (tl),tanga,ungas
Tajik:аблаҳ (tg)(ablah),аҳмақ (tg)(ahmaq)
Tatar:ахмак (tt)(axmaq)
Telugu:వెధవ(vedhava)
Thai:คนโง่(kon-ngôo),ไอ้งั่ง,คนโง่เง่า,คนบ้า,คนปัญญาอ่อน,โง่ (th)(ngôo),ควาย (th)(kwaai)
Turkish:salak (tr),ahmak (tr),aptal (tr),geri zekâlı,bön (tr),avanak (tr),andaval (tr)
Turkmen:akmak (tk)
Ukrainian:ідіо́т m(idiót),ідіо́тка f(idiótka),ду́рень (uk) m(dúrenʹ),дуре́па (uk) f(durépa),ду́рка f(dúrka),йо́лоп (uk) m(jólop)
Urdu:مُورْکھ m(mūrkh),بیوَقُوف m(bevaqūf),بے وُقُوف m(be vuqūf),اُلُّو m(ullū),بُدُّھو m(buddhū),اَحْمَق m(ahmaq),گاؤدی m(gāodī)
Uyghur:ئەخمەق(exmeq)
Uzbek:idiot,ahmoq (uz),ablah (uz)
Vietnamese:thằng ngốc,thằng ngu
Volapük:(♂♀)diotan (vo),(♂)hidiotan,(♀)jidiotan
Welsh:twpsyn m,ynfytyn (cy) m
Yiddish:אידיאָט m(idyot),נאַר m(nar),שוטה m(shoyte)

person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old

Bulgarian:идио́т (bg) m(idiót)
Dutch:idioot (nl) m
Greek:ιδιώτης (el) m(idiótis),μικρόνους (el) m(mikrónous)
Hindi:बालबुद्धि (hi)(bālbuddhi)
Latvian:idiots m,idiote f
Persian:
Iranian Persian:کالیو (fa)(kâliv)

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Adjective

idiot (comparativemoreidiot,superlativemostidiot)

(uncommon)Idiotic,stupid.

Translations

idiotic—seeidiotic

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɪdɪjot]
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:idiot

Noun

idiot m anim (female equivalentidiotka)

(mildly vulgar)idiot(disliked or slow-witted person)
Synonyms:seeThesaurus:hlupák
idiot(person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old)

Declension

Declension ofidiot (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	idiot	idioti,idiotové
genitive	idiota	idiotů
dative	idiotovi,idiotu	idiotům
accusative	idiota	idioty
vocative	idiote	idioti,idiotové
locative	idiotovi,idiotu	idiotech
instrumental	idiotem	idioty

Related terms

Danish

Etymology

FromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs).

Noun

idiot

(derogatory) anidiot,imbecile,fool

Derived terms

References

“idiot” inDen Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

FromOld Frenchidiot (cf. also the older formidiote), borrowed fromLatinidiōta, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“layman”) fromἴδιος(ídios,“private”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.djo/
Audio: (file)
Homophone:idiots
Rhymes:-jo

Adjective

idiot (feminineidiote,masculine pluralidiots,feminine pluralidiotes)

idiotic;stupid

Noun

idiot m (pluralidiots,feminineidiote)

idiot

Derived terms

idiot du village

Descendants

→ Polish:idiota

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

FromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs).

Noun

idiot m (definite singularidioten,indefinite pluralidioter,definite pluralidiotene)

(derogatory) anidiot,imbecile,fool

Derived terms

References

“idiot” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪd(ː)ɪˈuːt/

Noun

idiot m (definite singularidioten,indefinite pluralidiotar,definite pluralidiotane)

(derogatory) anidiot,imbecile,fool

Derived terms

References

“idiot” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old French

Alternative forms

idiote

Etymology

Borrowed fromLatinidiōta, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“layman”) fromἴδιος(ídios,“private”).

Adjective

idiot m (oblique and nominative feminine singularidiote)

ignorant;narrow-minded

Usage notes

The formidiote was sometimes used as both masculine and feminine, as a direct borrowing from Latinidiota.

Descendants

→ English:idiot
French:idiot

References

Godefroy, Frédéric,Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes duIX^e auXV^e siècle (1881) (idiot, supplement)

Romanian

Alternative forms

идиот(idiot) —post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchidiot, itself borrowed fromLatinidiōta, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“layman”) fromἴδιος(ídios,“private”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i.diˈot/
Audio: (file)

Noun

idiot m (pluralidioți,feminine equivalentidioată)

idiot;moron;imbecile
Synonyms:cretin,imbecil,prost,tâmpit

Declension

Declension ofidiot
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
	singular		plural
nominative-accusative	idiot	idiotul	idioți	idioții
genitive-dative	idiot	idiotului	idioți	idioților
vocative	idiotule		idioților

Adjective

idiot m or n (feminine singularidioată,masculine pluralidioți,feminine and neuter pluralidioate)

stupid;idiotic;foolish;absurd
Synonyms:prost,stupid,tâmpit

Declension

Declension ofidiot
		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	idiot	idioată	idioți	idioate
nominative- accusative	definite	idiotul	idioata	idioții	idioatele
genitive- dative	indefinite	idiot	idioate	idioți	idioate
genitive- dative	definite	idiotului	idioatei	idioților	idioatelor

References

idiot inDEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

FromLatinidiōta, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /idǐot/
Hyphenation:i‧di‧ot

Noun

idìot m (Cyrillic spellingидѝот)

idiot

Declension

Declension ofidiot
	singular	plural
nominative	idiot	idioti
genitive	idiota	idiota
dative	idiotu	idiotima
accusative	idiota	idiote
vocative	idiote	idioti
locative	idiotu	idiotima
instrumental	idiotom	idiotima

Slovak

Etymology

Derived fromLatinidiōta, fromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈiɟiɔt]

Noun

idiot m pers (female equivalentidiotka,relational adjectiveidiotský)

(derogatory)idiot

Declension

Declension ofidiot (patternchlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	idiot	idioti
genitive	idiota	idiotov
dative	idiotovi	idiotom
accusative	idiota	idiotov
locative	idiotovi	idiotoch
instrumental	idiotom	idiotmi

Derived terms

Swedish

SwedishWikipedia has an article on:

idiot

Wikipedia^sv

Etymology

FromAncient Greekἰδιώτης(idiṓtēs,“a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), fromἴδιος(ídios,“one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪdɪˈuːt/
Audio: (file)

Noun

idiot c

(derogatory) anidiot
Dinidiot
Youidiot
Vilkaidioter
Whatidiots

Declension

Declension ofidiot
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	idiot	idiots
singular	definite	idioten	idiotens
plural	indefinite	idioter	idioters
plural	definite	idioterna	idioternas

Derived terms

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References

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