English → Latin
“babble” in Latin
balbūtiōto stutter or stammer; to lisp; to babblegarriōto chatter, prattle; to chatter, prattle; to say something in a prattleblaterōto babble, gibber, speak foolishly or in an animalistic manner; to croak; to bleathariolorto foretell, prophesy, divine, tell fortunes; to talk nonsenseālūcinorto wander in mind, talk idly, prate, dreamnūgorto jest, trifle, play the fool, talk nonsense; to trick, cajole, cheatfābulorto chat, converse, talk; to make up a storycōnfābulorto converse; to discusseffūtiōto babble, chatter, talk idly; to blab, tell secrets
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
babble
balbutire (to speak inarticulately, like a child): garrire (to prate in a familiar or frivolous manner, from fondness for speaking): blaterare (to talk much about nothing, with reference to the foolishness of what is said): hariolari (to talk senseless stuff, like an insane soothsayer): alucinari (to speak without any thought or consideration): nugari (to bring forth stupid, trifling matter. These three mostly translated with the accusative): fabulari; confabulari: fabulari inter se: sermones caedere (λόγονς κόπτειν: of persons chattering together in a good-natured, confidential way): effutire (aliquid, or absolutely, Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for babble?
- The usual Latin words for “babble” are balbūtiō, garriō, blaterō; also hariolor, ālūcinor, nūgor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.