idioot

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch idioot, ydioot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌi.diˈ(j)oːt/
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  • Hyphenation: idi‧oot
  • Rhymes: -oːt

Noun

idioot m (plural idioten, diminutive idiootje n)

  1. An idiot.
    Zijn broer rijdt als een idioot.
    His brother drives like an idiot.
  2. (dated, potentially offensive) Someone with the mental age of a young child, an idiot.
  3. (obsolete) A layman.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Papiamentu: idiot, idioot

Adjective

idioot (comparative idioter, superlative idiootst)

  1. idiotic, foolish, stupid
    De meeste inzendingen voor de liedtekst waren helaas idioot.
    Unfortunately, most mailed suggestions for the song's lyrics were idiotic.
  2. annoying, irritating

Inflection
Inflection of idioot
uninflected idioot
inflected idiote
comparative idioter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial idiootidioterhet idiootst
het idiootste
indefinite m./f. sing. idioteidiotereidiootste
n. sing. idiootidioteridiootste
plural idioteidiotereidiootste
definite idioteidiotereidiootste
partitive idiootsidioters—
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