claudus

Meaning

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

Concepts

lame

crippled

gimpy

limping

Synonyms

catax

debilis

Translations

coix

hinkend

kreupel

cojo

boiteux

lahm

mank

zoppo

hinkend

lisiado

capenga

manco

aksak

storpiato

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɫau̯.dʊs]

Etymology

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.