debils
See also: dèbils
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately borrowed from Latin dēbilis (“weak; lame”), via some other European language.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of debils
| masculine (vīriešu dzimte) | feminine (sieviešu dzimte) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) |
singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | ||||||
| nominative (nominatīvs) | debils | debili | debila | debilas | |||||
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | debilu | debilus | debilu | debilas | |||||
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | debila | debilu | debilas | debilu | |||||
| dative (datīvs) | debilam | debiliem | debilai | debilām | |||||
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | debilu | debiliem | debilu | debilām | |||||
| locative (lokatīvs) | debilā | debilos | debilā | debilās | |||||
| vocative (vokatīvs) | — | — | — | — | |||||
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Occitan
[edit]Adjective
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