autodidactic

English

WOTD – 28 September 2007

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, autodidact +‎ -ic.

autodidactic

Of, relating to, or being an autodidact; self-taught; self-educated.
Albert Einstein was autodidactic.

self-educated — see self-educated

autodidactic m or n (feminine singular autodidactică, masculine plural autodidactici, feminine and neuter plural autodidactice)

Declension of *autodidactic*
		masculine	feminine	masculine	neuter
		singular		plural
nominative- accusative	indefinite	autodidactic	autodidactică	autodidactici	autodidactice
nominative- accusative	definite	autodidacticul	autodidactica	autodidacticii	autodidacticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	autodidactic	autodidactice	autodidactici	autodidactice
genitive- dative	definite	autodidacticului	autodidacticei	autodidacticilor	autodidacticelor

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