balatro
Latin
Etymology
Unknown, the basic signification is also unclear. It possibly has denoted a particular profession of the performing arts.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /baˈlaː.troː/, [bäˈɫ̪äːt̪roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /baˈla.tro/, [bäˈläːt̪ro]
Noun
balātrō m (genitive balātrōnis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balātrō | balātrōnēs |
| Genitive | balātrōnis | balātrōnum |
| Dative | balātrōnī | balātrōnibus |
| Accusative | balātrōnem | balātrōnēs |
| Ablative | balātrōne | balātrōnibus |
| Vocative | balātrō | balātrōnēs |
Descendants
- → English: balatron
References
- Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “balatro”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots[1] (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 64
- “balatro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “balatro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “balatro”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “balatro”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin