autodidact
A self-taught personA self-taught person.
» Tom is an autodidact.
Tom ist Autodidakt.
Том - самоучка.
Meaning
1 sensesA self-taught person.
Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
Autodidakt, Autodidaktin
самоу́чкаsamoúčka, автодида́ктavtodidákt
самоу́кsamoúk, автодида́ктavtodydákt
a person who has taught themself
Examples
6 sentencesTom is an autodidact.
Том - самоучка.
deTom ist Autodidakt.
This autodidact must to bed go.
Tom's an autodidact: he's taught himself everything he knows.
ruТом — самоучка: он самостоятельно научился всему, что знает.
deTom ist Autodidakt: alles, was er kann, hat er sich selbst beigebracht.
Tom is an autodidact: he taught himself everything he knows.
ruТом — самоучка: он самостоятельно научился всему, что знает.
deTom ist Autodidakt: alles, was er kann, hat er sich selbst beigebracht.
When he didn't receive a place at university, Tom became an autodidact.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáFrom Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.
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Forms
plural: autodidacts| Singular | autodidact |
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