balbus

See also Balbus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *balb-, *balbal- (“tongue-tied”). Cognate with Ancient Greek βαμβάἰnω (bambáinō), βαμβαλύζδω (bambalýzdō, “ōto chatter with the teeth”), Russian болтать (boltati, “to chatter, babble”), Limburgish  (balbḗti, “to talk, babble”), Old Indian  (balbalā kar-, “to stammer”).

Adjective

balbus m. (feminine balba, neuter balbum); first/second declension

1. stammering, stuttering
2. lisping
3. fumbling

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	balbus	balba	balbum		balbī	balbae	balba
genitive	balbī	balbae	balbī		balbōrum	balbārum	balbōrum
dative	balbō	balbae	balbō		balbīs	balbīs	balbīs
accusative	balbum	balbam	balbum		balbōs	balbās	balba
ablative	balbō	balbā	balbō		balbīs	balbīs	balbīs
vocative	balbe	balba	balbum		balbī	balbae	balba