imbecila

See also: imbecilā

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English imbecile, French imbécile, German imbezil, Italian imbecille, Russian имбеци́л (imbecíl), Spanish imbécil. Decision no. 1425, Progreso VII.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imbeˈt͡sila/

Adjective

imbecila

1. imbecile, weak-minded

   Synonym: idiota

Usage notes

In essence, both idiota and imbecila have the same meaning. But, the two words are different in nuance. Generally, idiota is used with physically impaired people, while imbecila is not. People described as idiota is not able to think clearly (because of an impairment), but people described as imbecila can, but they are nonsensical and incoherent.

Derived terms

• imbecilo (“an imbecile”)
• imbecileso (“imbecility”)

References

• Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, page 243
• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 386

Latvian

Adjective

imbecila

1. inflection of imbecils:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine