What is the Latin word for stammerer?

The usual Latin words for “stammerer” are balbus, blaesus, balbūtiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“stammerer” in Latin

balbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling blaesuslisping, stammering balbūtiōto stutter or stammer; to lisp; to babble

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

stammerer

balbus (habitual): blaesus (unable to pronounce the sibilants s, z, mostly): lingua haesitans: balbutiens (denoting simply the fact).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for stammerer?: The usual Latin words for “stammerer” are balbus, blaesus, balbūtiō. 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.