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idioț
idiot /idiˈot/
noun#2910 most common
Also: fool, moron, stupid person
Example sentences
Ei sunt idioți.
They are idiots.
Vecinii mei sunt niște idioți.
My neighbors are some idiots.
Nu asculta de idioții aceia de la televizor.
Don't listen to those idiots on TV.
Le-am spus idioților să tacă din gură.
I told the idiots to shut up.
Politicienii aceștia se comportă ca niște idioți desăvârșiți.
These politicians behave like utter idiots.
Deși păreau niște idioți perfecți, știau exact ce fac.
Although they seemed like perfect idiots, they knew exactly what they were doing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | idiotul | idioții |
| Genitive | idiotului | idioților |
| Accusative | idiotul | idioții |
| Vocative | idiotule | idioților |
Word family
idioatăfemale idiot
idioțieidiocy, stupidity
idioțeniea stupid act or remark
idiotidiotic, stupid (describing a person or act)Etymology
Romanian borrowed "idiot" from French "idiot", which comes from Latin "idiota". The Latin word goes back to Greek "idiōtēs", meaning a private citizen or layman, someone who took no part in public affairs. Over time the sense shifted from "ordinary person outside public life" to "ignorant person" and finally to "stupid person", the meaning Romanian inherited.
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