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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs). Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French idiot.
Pronunciation
Noun
ιδιώτης • (idiótis) m (plural ιδιώτες)
- private individual
- (medicine) person with learning difficulties, mentally handicapped person
Declension
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