balb
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin balbus (“stammering”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbalb (feminine balba, masculine plural balbs, feminine plural balbes)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “balb” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Old Irish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editbalb
- dumb, silent
- stammering, inarticulate, murmurous (of speech)
- (of water, weather) still, calm
Declension
edito/ā-stem | |||
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Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | balb | balb | balb |
Vocative | bailb* balb** | ||
Accusative | balb | bailb | |
Genitive | bailb | bailbe | bailb |
Dative | balb | bailb | balb |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine/neuter | |
Nominative | bailb | balba | |
Vocative | balbu balba† | ||
Accusative | balbu balba† | ||
Genitive | balb | ||
Dative | balbaib | ||
Notes | *modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative **modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative |
Descendants
editMutation
editOld Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
balb | balb pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/ |
mbalb |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
edit- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “balb”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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- Catalan lemmas
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- Old Irish terms derived from Latin
- Old Irish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old Irish lemmas
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