Balthazar

English

Etymology

From Latin Balthasar, equivalent of the English biblical Belshazzar. From Hebrew "bēlšaṣṣar", attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel, 5:1), from Akkadian "bēl-šarra-uṣṣur", literally "May Bel protect the king".

Noun

Balthazar (plural Balthazars)

  1. A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.

Translations

very large wine bottle

Proper noun

Balthazar

  1. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
  2. A male given name.

Translations

one of the Magi
male given name

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Last modified on 19 May 2013, at 20:31