autodidact

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

autodidact (plural autodidacts)

  1. A self-taught person.
    Synonym: automath
    Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.

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See also

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑu̯.toː.diˈdɑkt/, /ˌoː.toː.diˈdɑkt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: auto‧di‧dact
  • Rhymes: -ɑkt

Noun

autodidact m (plural autodidacten)

  1. autodidact, self-taught person

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

From French autodidacte.

Noun

autodidact m (plural autodidacți)

  1. autodidact, self-taught person

Declension
Declension of autodidact
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) autodidact autodidactul (niște) autodidacți autodidacții
genitive/dative (unui) autodidact autodidactului (unor) autodidacți autodidacților
vocative autodidactule autodidacților
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