# debil
## Albanian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

debil m
* moron, idiot

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish débil (“weak”).

### Adjective

debil
* weak

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛbɪl]
* Rhymes: -ɛbɪl

### Noun

debil m anim
* (offensive) a moron (disliked person), a dumb person
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hlupák
* (dated, medicine) mentally ill person

#### Related terms

* debilita
* debilní

### Further reading

* “debil”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “debil”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “debil”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -iːl

### Adjective

debil
* moronic

#### Inflection

$^1$ 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

* “debil” in Den Danske Ordbog

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

debil (strong nominative masculine singular debiler, comparative debiler, superlative am debilsten)
* (dated, now offensive) slightly mentally challenged; slightly retarded; moron

#### Derived terms

* grenzdebil

#### Related terms

* Debilität

### Further reading

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

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Latin dēbilis. Attested from the 13th century.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Béarn):(file)

### Adjective

debil m (feminine singular debila, masculine plural debils, feminine plural debilas)
* weak
    Synonym: feble
    Antonym: fòrt

#### Related terms

* debilitar
* debilitat

### References

* ↑ 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: /ˈdɛ.bil/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛbil
* Syllabification: de‧bil

### Noun

debil m pers (female equivalent debilka)
* (derogatory) a moron
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:głupiec
* (obsolete, pathology) person with slight mental retardation

#### Derived terms

* debilizm
* debilny

### 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)
* stupid

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin debilis.

### Noun

dèbīl m (Cyrillic spelling дѐбӣл)
* (pathology, obsolete) person with slight mental retardation
* (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.

#### 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))
* moronic, slightly mentally challenged

#### Declension

$^1$ 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

* efterbliven
* förståndsklen
* förståndssvag
* utvecklingsstörd

#### Related terms

* debilitet

### References

* debil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* Debil in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed. supplement, 1926)
* debil in Ord för ord : svenska synonymer och uttryck (1984)

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French débil.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /deˈbil/
* Hyphenation: de‧bil

### Adjective

debil (medicine)
* physically and mentally weak

#### Derived terms

* debillik

### Further reading

* “debil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “debil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük