"idiot" meaning in French

See idiot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /i.djo/ Audio: Fr-idiot.ogg Forms: idiote [feminine], idiots [masculine, plural], idiotes [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -jo Etymology: From Old French idiot (cf. also the older form idiote), borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|idiot}} Old French idiot, {{m|fro|idiote}} idiote, {{der|fr|la|idiōta}} Latin idiōta, {{der|fr|grc|ἰδιώτης||layman}} Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”), {{m|grc|ἴδιος||private}} ἴδιος (ídios, “private”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} idiot (feminine idiote, masculine plural idiots, feminine plural idiotes)
  1. idiotic; stupid
    Sense id: en-idiot-fr-adj-losQP90W Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Noun

IPA: /i.djo/ Audio: Fr-idiot.ogg Forms: idiots [plural], idiote [feminine]
Rhymes: -jo Etymology: From Old French idiot (cf. also the older form idiote), borrowed from Latin idiōta, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”) from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|idiot}} Old French idiot, {{m|fro|idiote}} idiote, {{der|fr|la|idiōta}} Latin idiōta, {{der|fr|grc|ἰδιώτης||layman}} Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “layman”), {{m|grc|ἴδιος||private}} ἴδιος (ídios, “private”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} idiot m (plural idiots, feminine idiote)
  1. idiot Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: idiot du village
    Sense id: en-idiot-fr-noun-SPq3pWR5 Disambiguation of Personality: 0 100 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for idiot meaning in French (3.9kB)

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