"idiota" meaning in Latin

See idiota in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /i.diˈoː.ta/ [Classical-Latin], [ɪd̪iˈoːt̪ä] [Classical-Latin], /i.diˈo.ta/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [id̪iˈɔːt̪ä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “person not involved in public affairs, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “private”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἰδιώτης||person not involved in public affairs, layman}} Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “person not involved in public affairs, layman”) Head templates: {{la-noun|idiōta<1>|g=m}} idiōta m (genitive idiōtae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|idiōta<1>}} Forms: idiōta [canonical, masculine], idiōtae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], idiōta [nominative, singular], idiōtae [nominative, plural], idiōtae [genitive, singular], idiōtārum [genitive, plural], idiōtae [dative, singular], idiōtīs [dative, plural], idiōtam [accusative, singular], idiōtās [accusative, plural], idiōtā [ablative, singular], idiōtīs [ablative, plural], idiōta [singular, vocative], idiōtae [plural, vocative]
  1. (derogatory) idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person Tags: declension-1, derogatory
    Sense id: en-idiota-la-noun-Xh5TEbDm
  2. (Medieval Latin) convert; conversus (lay brother) Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-idiota-la-noun-~QyAeqZM Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 15 19 7 0 0 1 1 11 0 14 0 19 0 8 0 1 3 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 10 83 7 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 26 53 20
  3. (Medieval Latin) private person Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-1
    Sense id: en-idiota-la-noun-mCoITRba Categories (other): Medieval Latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: idiōtēs, ydiōta [Medieval-Latin]
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        ],
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ],
        [
          "uneducated",
          "uneducated"
        ],
        [
          "illiterate",
          "illiterate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) idiot, an ignorant, uneducated or illiterate person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "convert; conversus (lay brother)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "convert",
          "convert"
        ],
        [
          "conversus",
          "conversus"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) convert; conversus (lay brother)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "private person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) private person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/i.diˈoː.ta/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɪd̪iˈoːt̪ä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.diˈo.ta/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[id̪iˈɔːt̪ä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "idiōtēs"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "ydiōta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "idiota"
}

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