debils
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See also: dèbils
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately borrowed from Latin dēbilis (“weak; lame”), via some other European language.
Pronunciation[edit]
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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) | — | — | — | — | |||||
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Occitan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
debils