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balbuties

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See also: balbutiés

English

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Etymology

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From Latin balbūtiēs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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balbuties (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, obsolete) stammering
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Keating, John M., Hamilton, Henry, DaCosta, J. Chalmers, Packard, Frederick A. (1894) A New Pronouncing Dictionary of Medicine, 2nd edition, page 140
  2. ^ The Harvard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Language Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, volume 3, The Harvard Publishing Company, 1890, page 528

French

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Verb

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balbuties

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of balbutier

Latin

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Etymology 1

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From balbūtiō +‎ -iēs.

Noun

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balbūtiēs f (genitive balbūtiēī); fifth declension (uncommon)

  1. (Medieval Latin) stammering, stuttering
Declension
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Fifth-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative balbūtiēs
genitive balbūtiēī
dative balbūtiēī
accusative balbūtiem
ablative balbūtiē
vocative balbūtiēs
Descendants
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  • English: balbuties
  • Italian: balbuzie

Etymology 2

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Verb

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balbūtiēs

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of balbūtiō

References

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  • balbuties in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016