Romanian edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoetic, or from a derivative of Latin balbus, balbutire. Compare Italian balbettare, Spanish balbucir, Albanian belbëzoj.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

a bâlbâi (third-person singular present bâlbâie, past participle bâlbâit) 4th conj.

  1. to stutter, stammer
    Synonyms: gângăi, bolborosi

Conjugation edit