ідыёт

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish idiota, with loss of -а due to influence from Russian идио́т (idiót).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jidɨˈjot]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Hyphenation: іды‧ёт

Noun

ідыёт • (idyjótm pers (genitive ідыёта, nominative plural ідыёты, genitive plural ідыётаў, female equivalent ідыётка, relational adjective ідыёцкі)

  1. (pathology) idiot (a mentally retarded, underdeveloped, moronic person)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory, swear word) idiot (stupid person)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “ідыёт”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka

Further reading

  • ідыёт”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • ідыёт” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org