autodidatta

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autodidacte, from Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), derived from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + the root of διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌaw.to.diˈdat.ta/
  • Rhymes: -atta
  • Hyphenation: au‧to‧di‧dàt‧ta

Noun

autodidatta m or f by sense (masculine plural autodidatti, feminine plural autodidatte)

  1. autodidact, self-taught person, automath

Derived terms

Further reading
  • autodidatta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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