idiot
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-m1
Definitions
- (pejorative) an idiot, imbecile, fool
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἰδιώτης
Gloss
layman, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, commoner, person not involved in public affairs
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foolproof English
- idiota Latin
- idiōta Latin
- Idiot German
- ἰδιώτης Ancient Greek
- ἴδιος Ancient Greek
- idiot Norwegian Bokmål
- fag Norwegian Nynorsk
- fagidiot Norwegian Nynorsk
- idiotsikker Norwegian Nynorsk
- kraft Norwegian Nynorsk
- kraftidiot Norwegian Nynorsk
- krone Norwegian Nynorsk
- kronidiot Norwegian Nynorsk
- sikker Norwegian Nynorsk
- idiot Danish
- אידיוט Hebrew (modern)
- הדיוט Hebrew (modern)