claudus

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(adjective, declension-1, declension-2) limping, halting, lame, crippled
(adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively, poetic, rare, usually) wavering, imperfect, defective
(adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively) halting, wavering, uncertain, untrustworthy

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɫau̯.dʊs]

From some extension of *kelh₂- (“to strike, cut”), leading to derivatives meaning "broken or cut off," see also Russian колдыка (koldyka, “lame”) and Ancient Greek κολοβός (kolobós, “curtailed, broken”); the root is also the ultimate source of English halt.