Definition
Made weak or weaker; reduced in strength, power, or effectiveness.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'veikr' meaning weak, with the suffix '-en' added to create a verb. The word has Germanic roots and was used in Middle English to describe physical weakness that later expanded to metaphorical uses.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'weak' and 'week' have completely different origins despite sounding similar—'weak' comes from Norse, while 'week' comes from an ancient word meaning 'turn' or 'change.' It's a great example of homophones with totally unrelated histories!
Translations
CACatalà
debilitat
deh-bi-li-tat
CSČeština
oslabený
os-la-be-nye
DEDeutsch
geschwächt
ge-shvakh-t
ELΕλληνικά
αδύναμος
a-dy-na-mos
ESEspañol
debilitado
deh-bi-lee-tah-doh
FISuomi
heikentunut
hei-ken-tu-nut
FRFrançais
affaibli
af-fwa-bli
HUMagyar
gyengébb
yen-geh-ebb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lemah
le-mah
ITItaliano
indebolito
in-deh-boh-lee-toh
JA日本語
弱体
jaku-tai (jaku-tai)
KO한국어
약화된
yak-hwa-do-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
lemah
le-mah
NLNederlands
verzwakt
ver-zvaakt
PLPolski
osłabiony
os-la-bo-nee
PTPortuguês
enfraquecido
en-fra-keh-see-doh
RUРусский
ослабленный
os-lab-len-nyy
SWKiswahili
mnyonge
m-nyo-nge
TAதமிழ்
வலிமை இல்லாத
va-lai-mai il-la-ath
TEతెలుగు
దీర్ఘకాలం
dee-rgh-ka-la-m
UKУкраїнська
слабкий
s-lab-kee
VITiếng Việt
yếu đuối
yew doo-oi