barbara

See also Barbara, and Bárbara

English

Etymology

An arbitrarily chosen word with three A's in it representing universal affirmatives.

Noun

barbara (plural barbaras)

1. A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y".

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Italian

Adjective

barbara f

1. feminine form of barbaro

Noun

barbara f (plural barbare, masculine barbaro)

1. barbarian (female)

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros, “foreign, strange”) onomatopoeic (mimicking foreign languages, akin to 'blah blah').

Adjective

barbara (from barbarus)

1. foreign
2. savage
3. uncivilized

Noun

barbara (feminine of barbarus)

1. a foreign woman
2. a savage woman
3. an uncivilized woman

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	barbara	barbarae
genitive	barbarae	barbarārum
dative	barbarae	barbarīs
accusative	barbaram	barbarās
ablative	barbarā	barbarīs
vocative	barbara	barbarae

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Spanish

Verb

barbara (infinitive barbar)

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of barbar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect subjunctive form of barbar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of barbar.