autodidacte
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.tɔ.di.dakt/, /ɔ.tɔ.di.dakt/
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Adjective
autodidacte (plural autodidactes)
- self-taught
Descendants
- Turkish: otodidakt
Noun
autodidacte m or f by sense (plural autodidactes)
- autodidact
Further reading
- “autodidacte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.