Swedish noun· top 500 most common

en idiot

idiot/ɪdɪˈuːt/

Meaning

idiot

In Swedish: mycket dum person, stolle

Forms

Forms of idiot
Singular, indefiniteen idiot
Singular, definiteidioten
Plural, indefiniteidioter
Plural, definiteidioterna

idiot is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor idiot, den stora idioten. Check another noun

Practise idiot

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Is it en idiot or ett idiot?

idiot in a sentence

  • Din idiot
    You idiot
  • Vilka idioter
    What idiots

Words built with idiot

  • fackidiot narrow specialist

Questions

What does idiot mean in English?

idiot means “idiot”.

Is it en idiot or ett idiot?

It is en idiot, and “the idiot” is idioten.

What is the plural of idiot?

The plural of idiot is idioter, and the definite plural is idioterna.

Similar words

dumjävelkorkaddum i huvudetfånträskalleIQ-befriaddumhuvudnöt

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, “a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one's own, pertaining to oneself, private”).

Nearby common words

idiot is number 491 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 487anta assume, suppose
  • 488bakom behind, at the rear (back)
  • 489eftersom because, seeing that, since, as, because
  • 490stämma agree, correspond, tally, tune
  • 492förklara explain, declare
  • 493tyst quiet, silent
  • 494mannen man (usually friendly term of address)
  • 495fungera function, work
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary