balbutar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto balbuti, French balbutier, Italian balbettare, Spanish balbucear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balbuˈtar/

Verb

balbutar (present balbutas, past balbutis, future balbutos, conditional balbutus, imperative balbutez)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to stutter, stammer (from emotion)
  2. (intransitive) to lisp (as an infant)
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to boggle
  4. (transitive, intransitive) to hem and haw, to hesitate in reading and reciting

Conjugation

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