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debils

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See also: dèbils

Latvian

Etymology

Ultimately borrowed from Latin dēbilis (“weak; lame”), via some other European language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [debils]
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  • IPA(key): [debiːls]
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Adjective

debils (definite debilais, comparative debilāks, superlative visdebilākais, adverb debili)

  1. moron, mentally retarded (having impaired mental development)
    debils bērns ― mentally retarded child
    Itālijā skolotāja liek skolniekam rakstīt, ka viņš ir debils ― in Italy a teacher made a schoolboy write that he was mentally retarded
  2. (colloquial, offensive) moronic, stupid, foolish
    Andris Kivičs nosauc Uldi Rudaku par debilu ― Andris Kivičs called Uldis Rudaks a moron
    debils jautājums ― stupid, moronic question
    tas ir vecs un debils stereotips ― this is an old, stupid stereotype

Usage notes

In its colloquial uses, perhaps under the influence of the pronunciation of Russian деби́л (debíl, “moron”), this term is often misspelled as debīls, with a long ī.

Declension

More information masculine (vīriešu dzimte), feminine (sieviešu dzimte) ...
More information masculine (vīriešu dzimte), feminine (sieviešu dzimte) ...

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Occitan

Adjective

debils

  1. masculine plural of debil

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