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Pronunciation
Noun
idiotisme m (plural idiotismes)
- idiom
- Synonym: modisme
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌi.di.oːˈtɪs.mə/
- Hyphenation: idi‧o‧tis‧me
- Rhymes: -ɪsmə
Etymology 1
Borrowed from German Idiotismus, from French idiotisme.[1]
Noun
idiotisme n (uncountable)
- (derogatory) idiocy, stupidity, moronicness
- (medicine, dated) idiotism, severe mental retardation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably borrowed from French idiotisme, from Latin idiotismus.[1]
Noun
idiotisme n (plural idiotismen)
- (linguistics) linguistic idiosyncrasy or regional peculiarity
- an overly literal translation of an idiom
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin idiotismus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.djɔ.tism/ ~ /i.djɔ.tizm/
Noun
idiotisme m (plural idiotismes)
- (linguistics) idiom
- Synonyms: expression idiomatique, idiomatisme
1831, Honoré de Balzac, Madame Firmiani, published 1855:Déjà, madame Firmiani se métamorphose en maison. Cette maison n’est plus un amas de pierres superposées architectoniquement ; non, ce mot est, dans la langue des Flâneurs, un idiotisme intraduisible.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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