Balbus
See also: balbus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From balbus (“stammering”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbal.bus/, [ˈbäɫ̪bʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.bus/, [ˈbälbus]
Proper noun
[edit]Balbus m sg (genitive Balbī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Cornelius Balbus, a Roman consul
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Balbus |
| genitive | Balbī |
| dative | Balbō |
| accusative | Balbum |
| ablative | Balbō |
| vocative | Balbe |
References
[edit]- “Balbus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Balbus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.