debilis

Meaning

1. (declension-3, two-termination) weak, frail, feeble
2. (declension-3, two-termination) lame, disabled, crippled, infirm, debilitated

Concepts

crippled

gimpy

lame

limping

weak

Opposite of

praevalēns, fortis, potis, potēns, validus, strēnuus, compos

Synonyms

claudus

Translations

coix

lesionat

einbeinig

lahmend

schwach

boiteux

estropié

faible

storpio

sciancato

storpiato

sciancate

sciancata

hinkend

kreupel

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdeː.bɪ.lɪs]

Etymology

Traditionally derived from dē- + habilis; see the same contraction in dēbeō.
Later scholarship suggests instead a derivation from dē- + Proto-Indo-European *bel- (“power, strength”). Compare Sanskrit बल (bala), Russian большой (bolʹšoj), Ancient Greek βελτίων (beltíōn, “better < stronger”).