decrépito

See also: decrepito

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēcrepitus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɾɛ.pi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɾɛ.pi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /deˈkɾɛ.pi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈkɾɛ.pi.tu/

Adjective

decrépito (feminine decrépita, masculine plural decrépitos, feminine plural decrépitas)

1. decrepit (weakened or worn out)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēcrepitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈkɾepito/ [d̪eˈkɾe.pi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -epito
• Syllabification: de‧cré‧pi‧to

Adjective

decrépito (feminine decrépita, masculine plural decrépitos, feminine plural decrépitas)

1. decrepit

Related terms

• decrepitud

 

Further reading

• “decrépito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10