Adjective: balbus
Hyphenation:
Declension: First, Second
Nominative
| Singular masc. | balbus |
| Singular fem. | balba |
| Singular neut. | balbum |
| Plural masc. | balbī |
| Plural fem. | balbae |
| Plural neut. | balba |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | balbī |
| Singular fem. | balbae |
| Singular neut. | balbī |
| Plural masc. | balbōrum |
| Plural fem. | balbārum |
| Plural neut. | balbōrum |
Dative
| Singular masc. | balbō |
| Singular fem. | balbae |
| Singular neut. | balbō |
| Plural masc. | balbīs |
| Plural fem. | balbīs |
| Plural neut. | balbīs |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | balbum |
| Singular fem. | balbam |
| Singular neut. | balbum |
| Plural masc. | balbōs |
| Plural fem. | balbās |
| Plural neut. | balba |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | balbō |
| Singular fem. | balbā |
| Singular neut. | balbō |
| Plural masc. | balbīs |
| Plural fem. | balbīs |
| Plural neut. | balbīs |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | balbe |
| Singular fem. | balba |
| Singular neut. | balbum |
| Plural masc. | balbī |
| Plural fem. | balbae |
| Plural neut. | balba |
Comparison
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like balbus
palmātus,
rēctangulus,
ursīnus,
palmōsus,
negātōrius,
Cimmerius,
fēlīnus,
deltoīdeus,
flūctifragus,
Colōnēus,
recordātīvus,
erēmīticus,
nūnciātōrius,
idōneus,
carcinophagus,
servus,
sentus,
imāginōsus,
chelīdonius,
foetulentus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *balb-, *balbal- (“tongue-tied”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō), βαμβαλύζω (bambalúzō, “to chatter with the teeth”), Russian болтать (boltatʹ, “to chatter, babble”), Lithuanian balbė́ti (“to talk, babble”), Sanskrit बल्बला (balbalā, “stammering”), Albanian belbët (“stammering”). See also bālō, blatiō, blaterō.
Verbs referencing "balbus"
Portuguese Adjectives
bobo, Spanish Adjectives
bobo, Catalan Adjectives
bovo, English Adjectives
booby, Irish Adjectives
balbh, Italian Adjectives
balbo, Catalan Adjectives
babau, Catalan Adjectives
balb.
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