balb

Old Irish

/balv/

adj

Definitions

dumb, silent
of speech stammering, inarticulate, murmurous
(of) still, calm

Etymology

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
balbh Irish
balbhán Irish
babau Catalan, Valencian
bâlbâi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
balbh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
balbhan Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
balloo Manx
balbetar Venetian