"barba" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbar.ba] [Classical-Latin], [ˈbar.ba] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farβā Latin barba Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”). Since PIE *bʰ normally became [f] at the start of a Latin word, the initial [b] calls for some explanation. It is generally attributed to long-distance regressive assimilation in voicing and/or manner of articulation (e.g. *farb- > barb-). More information Katz (1998 and 2006:335-337) identifies one other potential example of this sound change, berber (found only in the Carmen Arvale; interpreted by Katz as meaning "firm", cognate to firmus, from *dʰer-), and proposes the sound law *fVrb- > bVrb-, noting it has no apparent counterexamples. This sound law is also endorsed by Weiss 2018:439-440 (citing Katz 2006), with the same examples, although Weiss prefers to interpret berber as meaning 'at every door' and derive it from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”) via *dʰwer-dʰwer (citing Weiss 2017 and Ligorio 2012). On the other hand, De Vaan 2008, citing Driessen 2001, considers this rule ad hoc. For comparison, fiber from *bʰébʰrus (with the similar but not identical shape fVbr-) shows a lack of assimilation (Katz 2006:336). Previously, Weiss 2009 suggested the alternative of deriving the */b-/ via long-distance aspirate dissimilation ("limited Latin Grassmann's Law") turning *bʰardʰeh₂ into *bardʰeh₂. De Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *farβā (perhaps from earlier *farðā) on the assumption that Italian farfecchie (“moustache”) is borrowed from a cognate word in another Italic language. If this reconstruction is correct, then the assimilation discussed above must have postdated the common Italic stage. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*farβā<id:beard>|id=beard|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ Proto-Italic *farβā Latin barba, {{der|la|ine-pro|*bʰardʰéh₂|t=beard}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”), {{ic|􂀿f􂁀}} [f], {{ic|􂀿b􂁀}} [b], {{ic|/b-/}} /b-/, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*farβā}} Proto-Italic *farβā, {{m+|it|farfecchia|farfecchie|moustache}} Italian farfecchie (“moustache”), {{bor|la|itc}} Italic Head templates: {{la-noun|barba<1>}} barba f (genitive barbae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|barba<1>}} Forms: barbae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], barba [nominative, singular], barbae [nominative, plural], barbae [genitive, singular], barbārum [genitive, plural], barbae [dative, singular], barbīs [dative, plural], barbam [accusative, singular], barbās [accusative, plural], barbā [ablative, singular], barbīs [ablative, plural], barba [singular, vocative], barbae [plural, vocative]
  1. beard (facial hair) Tags: declension-1, feminine Synonyms: barbitium
    Sense id: en-barba-la-noun-9OPNqqmh Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with etymology trees, Hair Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of Hair: 99 0 1
  2. (figuratively) wool, down on a plant Tags: declension-1, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-barba-la-noun-Ta7tpseQ Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 59 41 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: barbā tenus sapiēns, barbātōria, barbātus, barbescō, barbiger, barbiō, barbitium, barbula, barbus, imberbis, malebarbis

Noun

IPA: [ˈbar.ba] [Classical-Latin], [ˈbar.ba] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: A variant form of the Medieval Latin barbās (“paternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la-med|barbās||paternal uncle}} Medieval Latin barbās (“paternal uncle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|barba<1>|g=m}} barba m (genitive barbae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|barba<1>}} Forms: barbae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], barba [nominative, singular], barbae [nominative, plural], barbae [genitive, singular], barbārum [genitive, plural], barbae [dative, singular], barbīs [dative, plural], barbam [accusative, singular], barbās [accusative, plural], barbā [ablative, singular], barbīs [ablative, plural], barba [singular, vocative], barbae [plural, vocative]
  1. alternative form of barbās Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-1, masculine Alternative form of: barbās
    Sense id: en-barba-la-noun-jb~p64XY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 28 20 52 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the first declension: 26 18 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbā tenus sapiēns"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbātōria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbātus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbescō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbiger"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbiō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbitium"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbula"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "barbus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "imberbis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "malebarbis"
    }
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      "lang_code": "frp",
      "word": "bârba"
    },
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      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "word": "balba"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "word": "barba"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "word": "balva"
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            {
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              "lang_code": "ota",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
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              "roman": "berber",
              "word": "بربر"
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          "lang": "Welsh",
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      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
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        "1": "/b-/"
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *bʰers-?\nProto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂\nProto-Italic *farβā\nLatin barba\nUltimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂ (“beard”). Since PIE *bʰ normally became [f] at the start of a Latin word, the initial [b] calls for some explanation. It is generally attributed to long-distance regressive assimilation in voicing and/or manner of articulation (e.g. *farb- > barb-).\nMore information\nKatz (1998 and 2006:335-337) identifies one other potential example of this sound change, berber (found only in the Carmen Arvale; interpreted by Katz as meaning \"firm\", cognate to firmus, from *dʰer-), and proposes the sound law *fVrb- > bVrb-, noting it has no apparent counterexamples. This sound law is also endorsed by Weiss 2018:439-440 (citing Katz 2006), with the same examples, although Weiss prefers to interpret berber as meaning 'at every door' and derive it from *dʰwer- (“door, gate”) via *dʰwer-dʰwer (citing Weiss 2017 and Ligorio 2012). On the other hand, De Vaan 2008, citing Driessen 2001, considers this rule ad hoc. For comparison, fiber from *bʰébʰrus (with the similar but not identical shape fVbr-) shows a lack of assimilation (Katz 2006:336).\nPreviously, Weiss 2009 suggested the alternative of deriving the */b-/ via long-distance aspirate dissimilation (\"limited Latin Grassmann's Law\") turning *bʰardʰeh₂ into *bardʰeh₂.\nDe Vaan reconstructs Proto-Italic *farβā (perhaps from earlier *farðā) on the assumption that Italian farfecchie (“moustache”) is borrowed from a cognate word in another Italic language. If this reconstruction is correct, then the assimilation discussed above must have postdated the common Italic stage.",
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      "form": "barbae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "genitive",
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      "form": "barbārum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
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    },
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      "form": "barbae",
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      "tags": [
        "dative",
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      "form": "barbīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "barbam",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "barbās",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "barbā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "barbīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "barba",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
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      "form": "barbae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "1": "barba<1>"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "barba<1>"
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 41",
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          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 0 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "la:Hair",
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              2,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "english": "A beard does not make a philosopher.",
          "text": "Barba nōn facit philosophum.",
          "translation": "A beard does not make a philosopher.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
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            [
              8,
              13
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          "english": "I see a beard and cloak; a philosopher I don’t yet see.",
          "text": "Videō barbam et pallium; philosophum nōndum videō.",
          "translation": "I see a beard and cloak; a philosopher I don’t yet see.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "[…] hoarfrost clings to their uncombed, shaggy beards while the whole sky keeps on sheding snow.",
          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.366–367",
          "roman": "Interea toto non setius aere ningit.",
          "text": "[…] Stiriaque impexis induruit horrida barbis,",
          "translation": "[…] hoarfrost clings to their uncombed, shaggy beards while the whole sky keeps on sheding snow.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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          "word": "barbitium"
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        "(figuratively) wool, down on a plant"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈbar.ba]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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    {
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        "ablative",
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          "word": "barbās"
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          "_dis": "26 18 56",
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      "ipa": "[ˈbar.ba]",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
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    "Latin masculine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Italic languages",
    "Latin terms derived from Italic languages",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "barbā tenus sapiēns"
    },
    {
      "word": "barbātōria"
    },
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      "word": "barbula"
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      "word": "barbus"
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      "word": "imberbis"
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          "ref": "c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 3.366–367",
          "roman": "Interea toto non setius aere ningit.",
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