balbuciar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin balbūtīre, from balbus. Compare French balbutier.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɾ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ʁ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baw.bu.siˈa(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.bu.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /baw.buˈsja(ɻ)/ [baʊ̯.buˈsja(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.buˈsjaɾ/ [baɫ.βuˈsjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.buˈsjaɾ/ [baɫ.βuˈsjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.buˈsja.ɾi/ [baɫ.βuˈsja.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: bal‧bu‧ci‧ar

Verb

balbuciar (first-person singular present balbucio, first-person singular preterite balbuciei, past participle balbuciado)

1. (intransitive) babble (to utter words indistinctly)
2. (intransitive) babble (to talk much)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balbuciar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	balbuciar
Personal	balbuciar	balbuciares	balbuciar	balbuciarmos	balbuciardes	balbuciarem
Gerund
	balbuciando
Past participle
Masculine	balbuciado			balbuciados
Feminine	balbuciada			balbuciadas
Indicative
Present	balbucio	balbucias	balbucia	balbuciamos	balbuciais	balbuciam
Imperfect	balbuciava	balbuciavas	balbuciava	balbuciávamos	balbuciáveis	balbuciavam
Preterite	balbuciei	balbuciaste	balbuciou	balbuciamos1, balbuciámos2	balbuciastes	balbuciaram
Pluperfect	balbuciara	balbuciaras	balbuciara	balbuciáramos	balbuciáreis	balbuciaram
Future	balbuciarei	balbuciarás	balbuciará	balbuciaremos	balbuciareis	balbuciarão
Conditional	balbuciaria	balbuciarias	balbuciaria	balbuciaríamos	balbuciaríeis	balbuciariam
Subjunctive
Present	balbucie	balbucies	balbucie	balbuciemos	balbucieis	balbuciem
Imperfect	balbuciasse	balbuciasses	balbuciasse	balbuciássemos	balbuciásseis	balbuciassem
Future	balbuciar	balbuciares	balbuciar	balbuciarmos	balbuciardes	balbuciarem
Imperative
Affirmative		balbucia	balbucie	balbuciemos	balbuciai	balbuciem
Negative (não)		não balbucies	não balbucie	não balbuciemos	não balbucieis	não balbuciem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.