endeble

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *indēbilis, from Latin dēbilis.

Adjective

endeble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular endeble)

1. feeble; weak

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *indēbilis, from Latin dēbilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈdeble/ [ẽn̪ˈd̪e.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -eble
• Syllabification: en‧de‧ble

Adjective

endeble m or f (masculine and feminine plural endebles)

1. flimsy, feeble, infirm
2. (figuratively) flimsy, tenuous
3. wishy-washy

Related terms

• débil
• endeblez

 

Further reading

• “endeble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014