balb

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin balbus (stammering).

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (archaic) stammering
  2. numb

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Irish

Etymology

From Latin balbus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

balb

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

Declension

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
Notes *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative

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

Descendants

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

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
balb balb
pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/
mbalb
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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