debil

See also: débil and dèbil

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin debilis (“weak, frail, feeble”).

Noun

debil m

  1. moron, idiot

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish débil (“weak”).

Adjective

debil

  1. weak

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛbɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɪl

Noun

debil m

  1. (offensive) a moron (disliked person), a dumb person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
  2. (dated, medicine) mentally ill person

Further reading
  • debil in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • debil in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • debil in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

debil

  1. moronic

Inflection
Inflection of debil
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular debil — —2
Neuter singular debilt — —2
Plural debile — —2
Definite attributive1 debile — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

debil (strong nominative masculine singular debiler, not comparable)

  1. (dated, now offensive) slightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded

Declension
Positive forms of debil (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist debil sie ist debil es ist debil sie sind debil
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative debiler debile debiles debile
genitive debilen debiler debilen debiler
dative debilem debiler debilem debilen
accusative debilen debile debiles debile
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der debile die debile das debile die debilen
genitive des debilen der debilen des debilen der debilen
dative dem debilen der debilen dem debilen den debilen
accusative den debilen die debile das debile die debilen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein debiler eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen
genitive eines debilen einer debilen eines debilen (keiner) debilen
dative einem debilen einer debilen einem debilen (keinen) debilen
accusative einen debilen eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “debil” in Duden online
  • “debil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin dēbilis. Attested from the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Adjective

debil m (feminine singular debila, masculine plural debils, feminine plural debilas)

  1. weak
    Synonym: feble
    Antonym: fòrt

References
  1. Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2016, page 179.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.bil/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbil
  • Syllabification: de‧bil

Noun

debil m pers (feminine debilka)

  1. (derogatory) a moron
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  2. (obsolete, pathology) person with slight mental retardation

Usage notes

In obsolete medical usage, "debil" denoted the mildest level of developmental disability. More severe levels were denoted by the words imbecyl and idiota.

Declension
Declension of debil
singular plural
nominative debil debile
genitive debila debili/debilów
dative debilowi debilom
accusative debila debili/debilów
instrumental debilem debilami
locative debilu debilach
vocative debilu debile

Derived terms

Further reading
  • debil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • debil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French débile, from Latin debilis.

Adjective

debil m or n (feminine singular debilă, masculine plural debili, feminine and neuter plural debile)

  1. stupid

Declension
Declension of debil
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite debil debilă debili debile
definite debilul debila debilii debilele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite debil debile debili debile
definite debilului debilei debililor debilelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Noun

dèbīl m (Cyrillic spelling дѐбӣл)

  1. (pathology, obsolete) person with slight mental retardation
  2. (derogatory) a moron, jerk

Usage notes

In obsolete medical usage, "debil" denoted the mildest level of developmental disability. More severe levels were denoted by the words imbecil and idiot.

Declension
Declension of debil
singular plural
nominative debil debili
genitive debila debila
dative debilu debilima
accusative debila debile
vocative debile debili
locative debilu debilima
instrumental debilom debilima

Derived terms
  • debilizam
  • debilni

Further reading
  • “debil” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis. Used since the 1920s.

Adjective

debil (not comparable)

  1. moronic, slightly mentally challenged

Declension
Inflection of debil
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular debil — —
Neuter singular debilt — —
Plural debila — —
Masculine plural3 debile — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 debile — —
All debila — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms

References
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