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barbas
barbas
See also: barbás
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbar.baːs/
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
barbās m (genitive barbānis); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) paternal uncle, the brother of one’s father [8th C.]
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | barbās | barbānēs |
genitive | barbānis | barbānum |
dative | barbānī | barbānibus |
accusative | barbānem | barbānēs |
ablative | barbāne | barbānibus |
vocative | barbās | barbānēs |
Synonyms
- (paternal uncle): patruus (Classical)
References
- 2. BARBA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- BARBANIS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- 1. BARBANUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- “barbas” on page 85/1 of Jan Frederik Niermeyer’s Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus (1976)
Etymology 2
A regularly declined form of barba (“beard”).
Noun
barbās f
- accusative plural of barba
Etymology 3
A regularly declined form of barba (“paternal uncle”).
Noun
barbās m
- accusative plural of barba