cretino

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kreˈti.no/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cre‧tì‧no

Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine)

  1. cretinous

Derived terms

Noun

cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina)

  1. cretin
  2. moron

Further reading

  • cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
  • Hyphenation: cre‧ti‧no

Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. (pathology) suffering from cretinism
    Synonym: cretinoso
  2. idiotic; dumb
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota
  3. (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate

Related terms

Noun

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
  2. (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota
  3. (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈtino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: cre‧ti‧no

Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. affected by cretinism; cretinous
  2. stupid
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota

Derived terms

Noun

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)

  1. a person affected by cretinism
  2. an idiot
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota, imbécil

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