# fagidiot
## Danish
### Etymology

fag (“subject”) +‎ idiot. Compare German Fachidiot

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfɑw.ˌidiˈoˀd̥]

### Noun

fagidiot c
* fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
    Hvilken fagidiot han er blevet.What a fachidiot he's become.
** 2016, Ib Henrik Cavling, Pussy-cat, Lindhardt og Ringhof:Jeg blev fagidiot af nødvendighed, og fordi bedstefar kun talte fysik.I became a fachidiot out of necessity, and because grandpa only spoke in physics.
* nerd, geek

#### Synonyms

* (nerd): nerd

#### Related terms

* fagidioti

### References

“fagidiot” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

fag (“subject”) +‎ idiot

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /faːɡ.i.di.uːt/, [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ.ˌu͍ːt], [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ̯u͍ːt]

### Noun

fagidiot m (definite singular fagidioten, indefinite plural fagidioter, definite plural fagidiotene)
* fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
    Han mangler fagkunnskapen til å bli kalt en fagidiot; han er bare en vanlig idiot.He lacks the knowledge of a subject matter to be called a fachidiot; he's just a regular idiot.
** 1954, ?, Bok og bibliotek: tidsskrift for biblioteker og bogvenner, vol. 21-22. O. F. Arnesens bok- og akcidenstrykkeri
    En fagmann blir fagidiot i samme øyeblikk som han innsnevrer sitt studium og sin lesning til faget alene.A specialist becomes a fachidiot the moment he narrows down his study and reading to the subject alone.
* nerd, geek

#### Synonyms

* (nerd): nerd

#### Related terms

* fagidioti

### References

“fagidiot” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “fagidiot” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

fag (“subject”) +‎ idiot

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /faːɡ.i.di.uːt/, [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ.ˌu͍ːt], [ˈfaːɡ.ɪ.dɪ̯u͍ːt]

### Noun

fagidiot m (definite singular fagidioten, indefinite plural fagidiotar, definite plural fagidiotane)
* fachidiot; someone with encompassing knowledge of a subject, but lacking knowledge outside of their subject, often looking at problems through the lens of their speciality
    Fagidiotar kjem ikkje særleg langt i livet, spesielt ikkje når dei ikkje kan kommunisere på eit grunnleggjande vis.Fachidiots don't come particularly far in life, especially when they can't communicate in a fundamental manner.
** 1962, Gudrun Hovde Gvåle, Ole Edvart Rølvaag, O.E. Rølvaag: nordmann og amerikanar, Universitetsforlaget:Eit insidig brødstudium vil gjera den unge til en smalspora fagidiot; han har ikkje råd til å drøyme draumar, til å fylgje skinet frå ei stjerne, og han blir ikkje berre materialistisk, men og uhyggeleg provinsiell.A unilateral study of bread will make the young one into a narrow-minded fachidiot; not only can he not afford to dream, to follow the light of a star, and not only will he become materialistic, but also incredibly provincial.
* nerd, geek

#### Synonyms

* (idiot): nerd

#### Related terms

* fagidioti

### References

“fagidiot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.