berbex

Latin

Noun

berbēx m (genitive berbēcis); third declension

  1. alternative form of vervēx

Declension

Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative berbēx berbēcēs
genitive berbēcis berbēcum
dative berbēcī berbēcibus
accusative berbēcem berbēcēs
ablative berbēce berbēcibus
vocative berbēx berbēcēs

References

  • berbex”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • berbex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Maltese

Root
b-r-b-x
1 term

Etymology

Likely an extension of barax as it also means “to steal, to pilfer”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛr.bɛʃ/

Verb

berbex (imperfect jberbex, past participle mberbex)

  1. to pilfer
  2. to cheat

Conjugation

Conjugation of berbex (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m berbixt berbixt berbex berbixna berbixtu berbxu
f berbxet
imperfect m nberbex tberbex jberbex nberbxu tberbxu jberbxu
f tberbex
imperative berbex berbxu
negative forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m berbixtx berbixtx berbexx berbixniex berbixtux berbxux
f berbxitx
imperfect m nberbexx tberbexx jberbexx nberbxux tberbxux jberbxux
f tberbexx
imperative tberbexx tberbxux