| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|
| Dutch | dwaas; malloot; zot; onverstand; Abderiet |
|---|---|
| English | fool |
| Esperanto | malsaĝulo; abderano |
| French | sot |
| German | Tor; Schildbürger |
| Latin | baceolus |
| Papiamento | chiflá |
| Saterland Frisian | Maale; Naar |
| Swahili | mjinga |
| Swedish | narr |
| Turkish | ahmak; avanak |
| West Frisian | healwiis |