Definitions For Idioticon

Noun

IDIOTICON (plural idiotica or s) A dictionary of a specific dialect, or of the word#noun, words and phrase#noun, phrases peculiar to one part#noun, part of a country; a glossary. : {{synonyms, en, clavis, vocabulary}}

Translations

Afrikaans: idiotikon Dutch: idioticon, n Finnish: murresanakirja French: glossaire, m, lexique, m German: Idiotikon, n Greek: {{t-needed, el}} Italian: dizionario dialettale, m Japanese: {{t-needed, ja}} Korean: {{t-needed, ko}} Portuguese: {{t-needed, pt}} Russian: {{t-needed, ru}} Spanish: idioticón, m Swedish: dialektlexikon, n

Etymology

{{PIE word, en, swé}} Borrowed from {{bor, en, de, Idiotikon}}, Idioticon {{qualifier, archaic}}, from {{der, en, LL., idioticon}} {{qualifier, chiefly in the titles of works}}, from {{der, en, grc, ἰδιωτικόν}}, the {{glossary, neuter}} {{glossary, singular}} of ἰδιωτικός, t=pertaining to or for a person not engaged in public affairs; private; amateurish, from ῐ̓δῐώτης, t=person not engaged in public affairs; amateur, layperson; ignorant person, idiot + -ῐκός, pos=suffix forming {{glossary, adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’}}. {{lang, grc, ῐ̓δῐώτης}} is derived from ῐ̓́δῐος, t=private (as opposed to public); distinct, separate; peculiar, specific (ultimately from {{der, en, ine-pro, *swé, t=self (reflexive pronoun)}} + -ώτης, pos=suffix forming {{glossary, nouns referring to types of persons}}. The English word is cognate with {{cog, nl, idioticon}}.Compare {{R:OED Online, pos=n, id=91056, date=November 2010, nodot=1}}; {{R:Lexico, pos=n}} The {{glossary, plural}} form idiotica is derived from {{cog, de, Idiotika}}, {{cog, la, idiotica}}, and {{cog, grc, ἰδιωτῐκᾰ́}}.