decrepit

English

Alternative forms

• decrepid (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin decrepitus broken down, from crepare to creak.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/, SAMPA: /dI"kr\Ep.It/

Adjective

decrepit (comparative more decrepit, superlative most decrepit)

1. Weakened or worn out from age or wear

Derived terms

• decrepitly
• decrepitude

Translations

weakened or worn out

Bulgarian: грохнал (bg), вехт (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: (old and shabby; worn-out) 破舊 (zh), 破旧 (zh) (pòjiù), (old and weak; senile) 衰老 (zh) (shuāilǎo), 老弱的 (cmn) (lǎoruò de) Dutch: versleten (nl), afgedragen (nl) Finnish: kulunut (fi) French: décrépit (fr) Icelandic: {{t|is|farlama}

Italian: decrepito (it) Japanese: やつれた (ja) (yatsureta) Khmer: ទុំ (km) (tum) Norwegian: utslitt (no) Russian: дряхлый (ru), немощный (ru), ветхий (ru) Spanish: decrépito (es) Swedish: utsliten (sv)

Anagrams

• depicter