barba

See also barbă

Catalan

Verb

barba

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of barbar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of barbar.

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Esperanto

Etymology

barbo (“beard”) +‎ -a (“adjective”)

Adjective

barba (plural barbaj, accusative singular barban, accusative plural barbajn)

1. of or related to beards
2. (of people) having a beard, beardy

Related terms

• barbo (“beard”)

Synonyms

• (bearded): barbhava

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French

Verb

barba

1. third-person singular past historic of barber

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

barba f. (plural barbas)

1. beard
2. (ornithology) barb (of a feather)

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Italian

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Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

barba f. (plural barbe)

1. beard
2. (botany) root, rootlet
3. (zoology) barb
4. (colloquial) bore, drag, yawn

Derived terms

• barbabietola
• barbone
• barboso
• barbuto

See also

• baffi m. pl.

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Latin

barba (beard)

Etymology

Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂- (“beard”)

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈbar.ba/

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Noun

barba (genitive barbae); f, first declension

1. beard (facial hair)

   Barba non facit philosophum.

   A beard does not constitute a philosopher.

   Video barbam et pallium; philosophum nondum video.

   I see a beard and cloak; a philosopher I don't yet see.

2. (figuratively) wool, down on a plant
3. vocative singular of barba

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	barba	barbae
genitive	barbae	barbārum
dative	barbae	barbīs
accusative	barbam	barbās
ablative	barbā	barbīs
vocative	barba	barbae

Synonyms

• (beard): barbitium

Derived terms

• imberbis

Related terms

barbātōria barbātus barbescō barbiger

barbiō barbitium barbula barbus

Descendants

Aromanian: barbã Catalan: barba Dalmatian: buarba English: barber Esperanto: barbo French: barbe

Galician: barba Italian: barba Portuguese: barba Romanian: barbă Sicilian: barba Spanish: barba

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈbar.baː/

Noun

barbā

1. ablative singular of barba

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

barba f. (plural barbas)

1. beard

See also

• bigode m.

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Romansch

Etymology

From Latin barba, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂- (compare English beard).

Noun

barba f. (plural barbas)

1. beard

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Sicilian

Alternative forms

• varba
• varva

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

barba f (plural barbi)

1. beard

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin barba.

Noun

barba f. (plural barbas)

1. beard
2. chin

Derived terms

• barbería f.
• barbero m.
• barbilla f.
• barbudo

See also

• bigote m.
• piocha f.