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Yiddish
Etymology
From Old French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”). Compare Belarusian ідыёт (idyjót), German Idiot, Russian идио́т (idiót), Ukrainian ідіо́т (idiót).
Pronunciation
Noun
אידיאָט • (idyot) m, plural אידיאָטן (idyotn)
- (derogatory) idiot (person of low general intelligence)