debiel

Dutch

Etymology

From French débile, from Latin dēbilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈbil/, /deːˈbil/
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  • Hyphenation: de‧biel
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

debiel (comparative debieler, superlative debielst)

  1. (psychology, dated) mildly mentally disabled (formally, with an IQ ranging from 50 to 80)
  2. (by extension, pejorative) stupid, idiotic
  3. (archaic) weak, lacking strength or capacity

Inflection

Inflection of debiel
uninflected debiel
inflected debiele
comparative debieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial debiel debieler het debielst
het debielste
indefinite m./f. sing. debiele debielere debielste
n. sing. debiel debieler debielste
plural debiele debielere debielste
definite debiele debielere debielste
partitive debiels debielers —

Noun

debiel m (plural debielen, diminutive debieltje n)

  1. (psychology, dated) person with a mild mental disability (formally, with an IQ ranging from 50 to 80)
  2. (by extension, pejorative) idiot, imbecile

Derived terms

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