barbarizo

See also: barbarizó

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βαρβαρίζω (barbarízō), or formed natively as barbarus +‎ -izō.

Pronunciation

Verb

barbarizō (present infinitive barbarizāre, perfect active barbarizāvī, supine barbarizātum); first conjugation

  1. to adopt foreign customs or speech; to act in a manner different from that of the Romans or Greeks
  2. (derogatory) to speak bad Latin; to use a substandard speech variety; to commit solecisms or speech barbarisms

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: barbarize
  • French: barbariser
  • Italian: barbarizzare, barbareggiare
  • Portuguese: barbarizar
  • Romanian: barbariza
  • Spanish: barbarizar

References

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Verb

barbarizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of barbarizar

Spanish

Verb

barbarizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of barbarizar