balbutio

Latin

Alternative forms

  • balbuttiō

Etymology

From balbus.

Pronunciation

Verb

balbūtiō (present infinitive balbūtīre, perfect active balbūtīvī); fourth conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to stutter or stammer
  2. to lisp
  3. to babble

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Spanish: balbucir
  • Late Latin: balbitāre
  • Vulgar Latin: *balbūtiāre

References

  • balbutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • balbutio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • balbutio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.