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/
• Rhymes: -ɛrbɛʃ

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