sot

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. stupid person; fool
2. drunkard

Verb

1. To drink until one becomes drunk
2. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.

Concepten

alcoholicus

alcoholist

dronkaard

zatlap

dweil

Synoniemen

drunkard

alcoholic

inebriate

toper

drunk

lush

rummy

wino

inebriated

boozehound

wine bibber

soak

tippler

bibber

wine-bibber

habitual drunkard

fool

dotard

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɒt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English sot, from Old English sot, sott (“foolish, stupid”), from Medieval Latin sottus (“foolish”), of obscure origin and relation. Possibly an expressive interjection, similar to French zut! (“damn it!”).
Compare Middle Low German sot (“insane, foolish, stupid”), Middle Dutch sot ("foolish, absurd, stupid"; > modern Dutch zot (“silly”)), French sot (“stupid, foolish, goofy”).