debils

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)

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
(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

Indefinite declension nenoteiktā galotne) of **debils**
	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	debils	debili	debila	debilas
genitive	debila	debilu	debilas	debilu
dative	debilam	debiliem	debilai	debilām
accusative	debilu	debilus	debilu	debilas
instrumental	debilu	debiliem	debilu	debilām
locative	debilā	debilos	debilā	debilās
vocative	—	—	—	—

Definite declension (noteiktā galotne) of **debils**
	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)		feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	debilais	debilie	debilā	debilās
genitive	debilā	debilo	debilās	debilo
dative	debilajam	debilajiem	debilajai	debilajām
accusative	debilo	debilos	debilo	debilās
instrumental	debilo	debilajiem	debilo	debilajām
locative	debilajā	debilajos	debilajā	debilajās
vocative	debilo, debilais	debilie	debilo, debilā	debilās

Synonyms

Derived terms

debilitāte

Occitan

Adjective

debils

masculine plural of debil