balbo

See also: Balbo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.bo/
• Rhymes: -albo
• Hyphenation: bàl‧bo

Etymology 1

From Latin balbus, of onomatopoeic origin.

Adjective

balbo (feminine balba, masculine plural balbi, feminine plural balbe)

1. stammering, stuttering

   Synonym: balbuziente

Related terms

• balbare
• balbuzie
• balbuziente

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

balbo

1. first-person singular present indicative of balbare

Anagrams

• labbo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.boː/, [ˈbäɫ̪boː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.bo/, [ˈbälbo]

Etymology 1

balbus (“stammering, stuttering”) +‎ -ō (1^st conjugation verbal suffix)

Verb

balbō (present infinitive balbāre, perfect active balbāvī, supine balbātum); first conjugation

1. (Late Latin) to stammer, stutter

Conjugation

Conjugation of balbō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	balbō	balbās	balbat	balbāmus	balbātis	balbant
	imperfect	balbābam	balbābās	balbābat	balbābāmus	balbābātis	balbābant
	future	balbābō	balbābis	balbābit	balbābimus	balbābitis	balbābunt
	perfect	balbāvī	balbāvistī	balbāvit	balbāvimus	balbāvistis	balbāvērunt, balbāvēre
	pluperfect	balbāveram	balbāverās	balbāverat	balbāverāmus	balbāverātis	balbāverant
	future perfect	balbāverō	balbāveris	balbāverit	balbāverimus	balbāveritis	balbāverint
passive	present	balbor	balbāris, balbāre	balbātur	balbāmur	balbāminī	balbantur
	imperfect	balbābar	balbābāris, balbābāre	balbābātur	balbābāmur	balbābāminī	balbābantur
	future	balbābor	balbāberis, balbābere	balbābitur	balbābimur	balbābiminī	balbābuntur
	perfect	balbātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	balbātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	balbātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	balbem	balbēs	balbet	balbēmus	balbētis	balbent
	imperfect	balbārem	balbārēs	balbāret	balbārēmus	balbārētis	balbārent
	perfect	balbāverim	balbāverīs	balbāverit	balbāverīmus	balbāverītis	balbāverint
	pluperfect	balbāvissem	balbāvissēs	balbāvisset	balbāvissēmus	balbāvissētis	balbāvissent
passive	present	balber	balbēris, balbēre	balbētur	balbēmur	balbēminī	balbentur
	imperfect	balbārer	balbārēris, balbārēre	balbārētur	balbārēmur	balbārēminī	balbārentur
	perfect	balbātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	balbātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	balbā	—	—	balbāte	—
	future	—	balbātō	balbātō	—	balbātōte	balbantō
passive	present	—	balbāre	—	—	balbāminī	—
	future	—	balbātor	balbātor	—	—	balbantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		balbāre	balbāvisse	balbātūrum esse	balbārī	balbātum esse	balbātum īrī
participles		balbāns	—	balbātūrus	—	balbātus	balbandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		balbandī	balbandō	balbandum	balbandō	balbātum	balbātū

Related terms

• balbus
• balbūtiō

Descendants

• Italian: balbare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

balbō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of balbus

References

• balbo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.