cretino
Italian
Etymology
From French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus (“Christian”), from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”).
Portuguese
Etymology
From French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus (“Christian”), from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɾe.t͡i.nu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾe.ˈt͡ʃi.nu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾe.ˈt͡ʃi.no/
Adjective
cretino m (feminine singular cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas, comparable)
Synonyms
- (idiotic): See here
Related terms
- cretinamente
- cretinice
- cretinismo
- cretinização
- cretinizado
- cretinizar
- cretinoide
- cretinoso
- cristão
Noun
cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)
- (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
- (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
- Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil
- (derogatory) jerk; douchebag (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)
Spanish
Etymology
From French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Vulgar Latin *christiānus (“Christian”), from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”).