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English
Etymology
From Latin balbūtiēs.
Pronunciation
Noun
balbuties (uncountable)
- (medicine, obsolete) stammering
See also
References
- ^ Keating, John M., Hamilton, Henry, DaCosta, J. Chalmers, Packard, Frederick A. (1894) A New Pronouncing Dictionary of Medicine, 2nd edition, page 140
- ^ The Harvard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Language Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, volume 3, The Harvard Publishing Company, 1890, page 528
French
Pronunciation
Verb
balbuties
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of balbutier
Latin
Etymology 1
From balbūtiō + -iēs.
Noun
balbūtiēs f (genitive balbūtiēī); fifth declension (uncommon)
- (Medieval Latin) stammering, stuttering
Declension
Fifth-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
balbūtiēs
- second-person singular future active indicative of balbūtiō
References
- balbuties in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016