# cretino
## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kreˈti.no/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ino
* Hyphenation: cre‧tì‧no

### Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretini, feminine plural cretine)
* cretinous

#### Derived terms

* cretinamente

### Noun

cretino m (plural cretini, feminine cretina)
* cretin
* moron

### Further reading

* cretino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* cinterò, cortine, incerto, increto, notrice, recinto, recintò, rincote

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Chrīstiānus. Doublet of cristão, Cristiano, and Cristian.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /kɾeˈt͡ʃĩ.nu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kɾeˈt͡ʃi.no/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɾɨˈti.nu/
* Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
* Hyphenation: cre‧ti‧no

### Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)
* (pathology) suffering from cretinism
    Synonym: cretinoso
* idiotic; dumb
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, idiota; see also Thesaurus:idiota
* (of a person or action) mean; inconsiderate

#### Related terms

* cretinamente
* cretinice
* cretinismo
* cretinização
* cretinizado
* cretinizar
* cretinoide
* cretinoso
* cristão

### Noun

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)
* (pathology) cretin (one who suffers from cretinism)
* (derogatory) cretin; idiot (person of low intelligence or common sense)
    Synonyms: bobo, cretinoide, estúpido, idiota, imbecil; see also Thesaurus:idiota
* (derogatory) jerk; douchebag; asshole (one with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behaviour)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French crétin (“fool”), from Alpine French crestin (“Christian”), from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós, “Christian”), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) (+ -ιανός (-ianós, “-ian”)), from χριστός (khristós, “anointed”), from χρίειν (khríein, “to anoint; to rub”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (“to rub”). Doublet of cristiano.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɾeˈtino/ [kɾeˈt̪i.no]
* Rhymes: -ino
* Syllabification: cre‧ti‧no

### Adjective

cretino (feminine cretina, masculine plural cretinos, feminine plural cretinas)
* affected by cretinism; cretinous
* stupid
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota

#### Derived terms

* cretinismo

### Noun

cretino m (plural cretinos, feminine cretina, feminine plural cretinas)
* a person affected by cretinism
* an idiot
    Synonyms: estúpido, necio, idiota, imbécil

### Further reading

* “cretino”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10