balbettare
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin balbitāre[1] (cf. also balbūtīre), a derivative of balbāre, from Latin balbus (“stammering”). Compare French balbutier.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal.betˈta.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: bal‧bet‧tà‧re
Verb
balbettàre (first-person singular present balbétto, first-person singular past historic balbettài, past participle balbettàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive, intransitive) to stammer [auxiliary avere]
- (intransitive) to babble [auxiliary avere] (of a baby)
- (intransitive, figurative) to emerge; to be nascent [auxiliary avere] (of a science, philosophy, etc.)
- quando fu eletto JFK, la medicina balbettava ancora
- when JFK was elected, (the field of) medicine was still undeveloped
- (intransitive, nautical) to luff (to shake) [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive) to speak a little bit of (a foreign language)
- balbetto un po' di italiano
- I speak a little bit of Italian
Conjugation
Conjugation of balbettàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
References
- balbettare in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
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