balitans

== Latin == === Etymology === Frequentative variant of bālāns; only attested once in Plautus’ Bacchides. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbaː.lɪ.tãːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbaː.li.tans] === Participle === bālitāns (genitive bālitantis); third-declension one-termination participle (Plautine, hapax legomenon) bleating, baaing ==== Declension ==== Third-declension participle. 1When used purely as an adjective. === References === “bālitāns”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.