belbët

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *balbā, from Proto-Indo-European *bal-bal- 'barbaric speech', of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate to Ancient Greek βαβάζω (babázō, “chats, talks indistinctly”), Latin balbūtiō (“to stammer, stutter”), Lithuanian blebénti (“babble”).

Adjective

belbët m (feminine belbëte)

  1. stammering, stuttering
Derived terms
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