balbus

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) stammering, stuttering
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lisping
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) fumbling

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈbaɫ.bʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *balb-, *balbal- (“tongue-tied”), of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō), βαμβαλύζω (bambalúzō, “I chatter with the teeth”), Russian болтать (boltatʹ, “to chatter, babble”), Lithuanian balbė́ti (“to talk, babble”), Sanskrit बल्बला (balbalā, “stammering”), Albanian belbët (“stammering”). See also bālō, blatiō, blaterō.

Concepts

fumbling

stammering

stuttering

incompetent

Synonyms

confusim

Translations

incompetent

umhertastend

incompétent

maladroit

pasticcione

brancicando

niekompetentny

incompetente

incompetente

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