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barbarizo

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See also: barbarizó

Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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Descendants

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References

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Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Verb

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barbarizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of barbarizar

Spanish

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Verb

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barbarizo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of barbarizar