febla

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ido febla, from English feeble and French faible, ultimately from Latin flēbilis (“lamentable; tearful”). Compare Italian fievole, Spanish feble.

Pronunciation

Adjective

febla (accusative singular feblan, plural feblaj, accusative plural feblajn)

  1. (chiefly poetic) weak
    Synonym: malforta
    Antonym: forta
    • 2005, Federico Gobbo, “May European Union adopt a Lingua Franca?”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 4 March 2012:
      La febla olda damo lante distiĝas per kurtaj paŝoj.
      The old, weak lady slowly took short steps away.

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English feeble, French faible.

Pronunciation

Adjective

febla

  1. feeble, weak, faint
    Synonyms: debila, frajila
    Antonym: forta

Derived terms

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

febla

  1. feminine singular of feble
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