autodidacte

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.di.dakt/, /ɔ.tɔ.di.dakt/
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Adjective

autodidacte (plural autodidactes)

self-taught

Descendants

Turkish: otodidakt

Noun

autodidacte m or f by sense (plural autodidactes)

autodidact

Further reading

“autodidacte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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