Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 2 French 2.1 Noun 3 German 3.1 Noun 4 Slovak 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived Words 5 Swedish 5.1 Noun

English

Etymology

Greek ιδιωτης, idiôtês, "a private citizen, individual", from ιδιος, idios, "private", used derisively in ancient Athens to refer to one who declined to take part in public life.

Noun

idiot (plural, idiots)

1. A common term for a person of low general intelligence.

   usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers is often completely non-agressive.

2. A medical or psychological term meaning a person who has an intelligence quotient (IQ) below 20 (or 30?)

Related terms

• eejit (Hiberno English)
• idiocy
• idiotic
• idiotially
• idiot savant

Translations

• Basque: ergel
• Chinese: 傻子 , 蠢貨 / 蠢货
• Dutch: idioot m
• Finnish: idiootti
• French: idiot m
• German: Idiot m, Idiotin f
• Greek: ηλίθιος n
• Irish: amadán
• Japanese: 馬鹿 (ばか, baka)
• Korean: 백치
• Latenkwa: zuxenxaymi
• Latin: idiota m
• Romanica: idiota m, f
• Russian: идиот m

  idiot m

• Spanish: idiota m
• Swedish: idiot c

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French

Noun

idiot m (idiots )

1. idiot

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German

Noun

Idiot m (Idioten )

1. idiot

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Slovak

Noun

idiot m, idioti pl

idiot stem

idiota '

1. idiot

Derived Words

• idiotický -á -é
• idiotizmus m

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Swedish

Noun

idiot c (pl. idioter , def. sing. idioten , def. pl. idioterna )

1. idiot