imbécile

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin imbēcillus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.be.sil/ === Adjective === imbécile (plural imbéciles) stupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile ==== Derived terms ==== imbécilité (post-1990 spelling) imbécillité ==== Descendants ==== → German: imbezil→ Polish: imbecyl → Turkish: embesil === Noun === imbécile m or f (plural imbéciles) imbecile === Further reading === “imbécile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012