febla

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido febla, from English feeble and French faible, ultimately from Latin flēbilis (“lamentable; tearful”). Compare Italian fievole, Spanish feble.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfebla/
• Rhymes: -ebla
• Hyphenation: fe‧bla

Adjective

febla (accusative singular feblan, plural feblaj, accusative plural feblajn)

1. (chiefly poetic) weak

   Synonym: malforta

   Antonym: forta

   • 2005, Federico Gobbo, “May European Union adopt a Lingua Franca?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 4 March 2012:

     La febla olda damo lante distiĝas per kurtaj paŝoj.

     The old, weak lady slowly took short steps away.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English feeble, French faible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfebla/

Adjective

febla

1. feeble, weak, faint

   Synonyms: debila, frajila

   Antonym: forta

Derived terms

• feble
• febleskar
• febleso
• febligar

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

febla

1. feminine singular of feble