Balthazar

See also: balthazar

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Balthasar, equivalent of the English biblical Belshazzar. From Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel, 5:1), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 (bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”).

Proper noun

Balthazar

A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
(biblical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel
A male given name.

Translations

one of the Magi

Armenian: Բաղդասար (Bałdasar)
Finnish: Balthasar
Greek: Βαλτάσαρ m (Valtásar)

Italian: Baldassarre (it) m
Portuguese: Baltasar m
Russian: Бальтаза́р (ru) (Balʹtazár)

Babylonian king

Armenian: Բաղդասար (Bałdasar)
Esperanto: Belŝacaro
French: Balthazar (fr)
Greek: Βαλτάσαρ m (Valtásar)

Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר‎‎ m (belshatzár)
Italian: Baldassar m
Russian: Валтаса́р (ru) (Valtasár)

male given name

Galician: Baltasar (gl)
Italian: Baldassarre (it) m

Venetian: Baldisèra (vec) m, Baldi m

Noun

Balthazar (plural Balthazars)

A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.

Translations

very large wine bottle

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