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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin balbus, of onomatopoeic origin.
Adjective
balbo (feminine balba, masculine plural balbi, feminine plural balbe)
- stammering, stuttering
- Synonym: balbuziente
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
balbo
- first-person singular present indicative of balbare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
balbus (“stammering, stuttering”) + -ō (1st conjugation verbal suffix)
Verb
balbō (present infinitive balbāre, perfect active balbāvī, supine balbātum); first conjugation
- (Late Latin) to stammer, stutter
Conjugation
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
balbō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of balbus
References
- balbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.