Balbus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From balbus (stammering).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Balbus m sg (genitive Balbī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Cornelius Balbus, a Roman consul

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Balbus
Genitive Balbī
Dative Balbō
Accusative Balbum
Ablative Balbō
Vocative Balbe

References

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  • 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.