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/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: i‧di‧oot
Noun
idioot m (plural idioten, diminutive idiootje n)
- An idiot,
- Zijn broer rijdt als een idioot.
- His brother drives like an idiot.
- (dated, potentially offensive) Someone with the mental age of a young child, an idiot.
- (obsolete) A layman.
Related terms
- idiotie
- idiotisme
- idioterie
- idioterij
Adjective
idioot (comparative idioter, superlative idiootst)
- idiotic, foolish, stupid
- De meeste inzendingen voor de liedtekst waren helaas idioot.
- Unfortunately, most mailed suggestions for the song's lyrics were idiotic.
- annoying, irritating
Inflection
| Inflection of idioot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | idioot | |||
| inflected | idiote | |||
| comparative | idioter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | idioot | idioter | het idiootst het idiootste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | idiote | idiotere | idiootste |
| n. sing. | idioot | idioter | idiootste | |
| plural | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
| definite | idiote | idiotere | idiootste | |
| partitive | idioots | idioters | — | |