Balbus
See also: balbus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From balbus (“stammering”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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.