балбес
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- балбѣ́съ (balbě́s) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Czech blb, blbý, blbec. Alternatively from a Turkic language, compare Kazakh билбес (bilbes), Tatar билмәс (bilmäs, “he won't know”), and thus perhaps connected to бельмес (belʹmes).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
балбе́с • (balbés) m anim (genitive балбе́са, nominative plural балбе́сы, genitive plural балбе́сов)
Declension edit
Declension of балбе́с (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)