LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

barbās

barbās m (genitive barbānis)
Classical[ˈbar.baːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbar.bas]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinpaternal uncle, the brother of one’s father

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebarbāsbarbānēs
barbae
genitivebarbānis
barbae
barbānum
barbānium, barbānōrum, barbārum
dativebarbānī
barbae, barbānō
barbānibus
barbīs
accusativebarbānem
barbam
barbānēs
barbānōs
ablativebarbāne
barbānō
barbānibus
barbīs
vocativebarbāsbarbānēs
barbae

Origins

Likely from barba (“the beard”). First attested as barba (two occurrences) in 764 CE in a donation in the Codex diplomaticus Langobardiae.

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianbarba
  • Dalmatianbuarba
  • Istriotbara
  • Greekμπάρμπαςfrom Italian barba
  • Mòchenobarbafrom Italian barba
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friulianbarbe
  • Ladinbèrba
  • Romanshbarba
Elsewhere
  • Piedmontesebarba
  • Ligurianbarba
  • Lombardbarba
  • Cimbrianbarbafrom Venetan barba

Quick answers

What does barbās mean in Latin?
barbās, a noun, means “paternal uncle, the brother of one’s father”.
What is the genitive of barbās?
The genitive singular is barbānis. barbās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce barbās?
In classical Latin, [ˈbar.baːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbar.bas].