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balb

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin balbus (“stammering”). Doublet of bovo.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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balb (feminine balba, masculine plural balbs, feminine plural balbes)

  1. (archaic) stammering
  2. numb

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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balb

  1. dumb, silent
  2. stammering, inarticulate, murmurous (of speech)
  3. (of water, weather) still, calm

Declension

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o/ā-stem
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative balb balb balb
vocative bailb*
balb**
accusative balb bailb
genitive bailb bailbe bailb
dative balb bailb balb
plural masculine feminine/neuter
nominative bailb balba
vocative balbu
balba†
accusative balbu
balba†
genitive balb
dative balbaib

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

Descendants

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  • Irish: balbh
  • Manx: balloo
  • Scottish Gaelic: balbh

Mutation

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Mutation of balb
radical lenition nasalization
balb balb
pronounced with /β-/		 mbalb

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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