LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

baburrus

baburrus (feminine baburra, neuter baburrum)
Ecclesiastical[baˈbur.rus]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinadjectivefoolish, silly

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebaburrusbaburrababurrum
genitivebaburrībaburraebaburrī
dativebaburrōbaburraebaburrō
accusativebaburrumbaburrambaburrum
ablativebaburrōbaburrābaburrō
vocativebaburrebaburrababurrum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebaburrībaburraebaburra
genitivebaburrōrumbaburrārumbaburrōrum
dativebaburrīsbaburrīsbaburrīs
accusativebaburrōsbaburrāsbaburra
ablativebaburrīsbaburrīsbaburrīs
vocativebaburrībaburraebaburra

baburrus, a, um,
I. foolish, silly, Isid. Orig. 10, 31.

Origins

Of imitative origin, or perhaps connected to barbarus (“barbarian, foreign”). Compare babulus (“fool”), Ancient Greek βαβύρτας (babúrtas, “halfwit”).

Quick answers

What does baburrus mean in Latin?
baburrus, a adjective, means “foolish, silly”.