debil

See also: débil, dèbil, and dębił

Albanian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin debilis (“weak, frail, feeble”).

Noun

debil m

  1. moron, idiot

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish débil (“weak”).

Adjective

debil

  1. weak

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛbɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛbɪl

Noun

debil m anim

  1. (offensive) a moron (disliked person), a dumb person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
  2. (dated, medicine) mentally ill person

Declension

Declension of debil (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative debil debilové
genitive debila debilů
dative debilovi, debilu debilům
accusative debila debily
vocative debile debilové
locative debilovi, debilu debilech
instrumental debilem debily

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

debil

  1. moronic

Inflection

Inflection of debil
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular debil — —2
indefinite neuter singular debilt — —2
plural debile — —2
definite attributive1 debile — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈbiːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːl
  • Hyphenation: de‧bil

Adjective

debil (strong nominative masculine singular debiler, comparative debiler, superlative am debilsten)

  1. (dated, now offensive) slightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded; moron

Declension

Positive forms of debil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist debil sie ist debil es ist debil sie sind debil
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative debiler debile debiles debile
genitive debilen debiler debilen debiler
dative debilem debiler debilem debilen
accusative debilen debile debiles debile
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der debile die debile das debile die debilen
genitive des debilen der debilen des debilen der debilen
dative dem debilen der debilen dem debilen den debilen
accusative den debilen die debile das debile die debilen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein debiler eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen
genitive eines debilen einer debilen eines debilen (keiner) debilen
dative einem debilen einer debilen einem debilen (keinen) debilen
accusative einen debilen eine debile ein debiles (keine) debilen
Comparative forms of debil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist debiler sie ist debiler es ist debiler sie sind debiler
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative debilerer debilere debileres debilere
genitive debileren debilerer debileren debilerer
dative debilerem debilerer debilerem debileren
accusative debileren debilere debileres debilere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der debilere die debilere das debilere die debileren
genitive des debileren der debileren des debileren der debileren
dative dem debileren der debileren dem debileren den debileren
accusative den debileren die debilere das debilere die debileren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein debilerer eine debilere ein debileres (keine) debileren
genitive eines debileren einer debileren eines debileren (keiner) debileren
dative einem debileren einer debileren einem debileren (keinen) debileren
accusative einen debileren eine debilere ein debileres (keine) debileren
Superlative forms of debil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am debilsten sie ist am debilsten es ist am debilsten sie sind am debilsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative debilster debilste debilstes debilste
genitive debilsten debilster debilsten debilster
dative debilstem debilster debilstem debilsten
accusative debilsten debilste debilstes debilste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der debilste die debilste das debilste die debilsten
genitive des debilsten der debilsten des debilsten der debilsten
dative dem debilsten der debilsten dem debilsten den debilsten
accusative den debilsten die debilste das debilste die debilsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein debilster eine debilste ein debilstes (keine) debilsten
genitive eines debilsten einer debilsten eines debilsten (keiner) debilsten
dative einem debilsten einer debilsten einem debilsten (keinen) debilsten
accusative einen debilsten eine debilste ein debilstes (keine) debilsten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “debil” in Duden online
  • “debil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “debil” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Gullah

Etymology

From English devil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.bɪl/

Noun

debil

  1. devil
  2. demon
  3. Satan

References

  • De Nyew Testament‎[1], Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc., 2025


Occitan

Etymology

From Latin dēbilis. Attested from the 13th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

debil m (feminine singular debila, masculine plural debils, feminine plural debilas)

  1. weak
    Synonym: feble
    Antonym: fòrt

References

  1. ^ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 179.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛ.bil/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛbil
  • Syllabification: de‧bil

Noun

debil m pers (female equivalent debilka)

  1. (derogatory) a moron
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
  2. (obsolete, pathology) person with slight mental retardation

Declension

Declension of debil
singular plural
nominative debil debile
genitive debila debili/debilów
dative debilowi debilom
accusative debila debili/debilów
instrumental debilem debilami
locative debilu debilach
vocative debilu debile

Derived terms

Further reading

  • debil in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • debil in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French débile, from Latin debilis.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

debil m or n (feminine singular debilă, masculine plural debili, feminine and neuter plural debile)

  1. stupid

Declension

Declension of debil
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite debil debilă debili debile
definite debilul debila debilii debilele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite debil debile debili debile
definite debilului debilei debililor debilelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

Noun

dèbīl m anim (Cyrillic spelling дѐбӣл)

  1. (pathology, obsolete) person with slight mental retardation
  2. (derogatory) a moron, jerk

Usage notes

In obsolete medical usage, "debil" denoted the mildest level of developmental disability. More severe levels were denoted by the words imbecil and idiot.

Declension

Declension of debil
singular plural
nominative debil debili
genitive debila debila
dative debilu debilima
accusative debila debile
vocative debile debili
locative debilu debilima
instrumental debilom debilima

Derived terms

  • debilizam
  • debilni

Further reading

  • “debil”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis. Used since the 1920s.

Adjective

debil (not comparable)

  1. moronic, slightly mentally challenged

Declension

Inflection of debil
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular debil — —
neuter singular debilt — —
plural debila — —
masculine plural2 debile — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 debile — —
all debila — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

References

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French débil.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈbil/
  • Hyphenation: de‧bil

Adjective

debil (medicine)

  1. physically and mentally weak

Declension

Predicative forms of debil
present tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I am) debilim debil miyim?
sen (you are) debilsin debil misin?
o (he/she/it is) debil / debildir debil mi?
biz (we are) debiliz debil miyiz?
siz (you are) debilsiniz debil misiniz?
onlar (they are) debil(ler) debil(ler) mi?
past tense
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) debildim debil miydim?
sen (you were) debildin debil miydin?
o (he/she/it was) debildi debil miydi?
biz (we were) debildik debil miydik?
siz (you were) debildiniz debil miydiniz?
onlar (they were) debildiler debil miydiler?
indirect past
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (I was) debilmişim debil miymişim?
sen (you were) debilmişsin debil miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was) debilmiş debil miymiş?
biz (we were) debilmişiz debil miymişiz?
siz (you were) debilmişsiniz debil miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were) debilmişler debil miymişler?
conditional
positive declarative positive interrogative
ben (if I) debilsem debil miysem?
sen (if you) debilsen debil miysen?
o (if he/she/it) debilse debil miyse?
biz (if we) debilsek debil miysek?
siz (if you) debilseniz debil miyseniz?
onlar (if they) debilseler debil miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

  • debillik

Further reading

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