balbh

Irish (Donegal)

/ˈbˠalˠəvˠ/

adj

Definitions

dumb
inarticulate
of sound dull

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish balb derived from Latin balbus (stammering, stuttering).

Origin

Latin

balbus

Gloss

stammering, stuttering

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

balbitāre Latin
balbo Latin
balbus Latin
balbo Italian
bobo Spanish, Castilian
*balb- Proto-Indo-European
balbhán Irish
babau Catalan, Valencian
bâlbâi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
balb Old Irish
balbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
balloo Manx
*balbán Middle Irish
balbetar Venetian

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