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barbate

barbate adjective: bearded; having long thin hairs.

Adjective

barbate (comparative more barbate, superlative most barbate)

  1. bearded; having long thin hairs
    • barbate leaves

Forms of barbate

comparativemore barbate
superlativemost barbate

Origin of barbate

PIE word *bʰardʰéh₂ Borrowed from Latin barbātus, from barba (“beard”) + -ātus (“-ate”). By surface analysis, barb + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about barbate

What does barbate mean?
Barbate means bearded; having long thin hairs.
What part of speech is barbate?
Barbate is an adjective.

Words near barbate in the dictionary

  1. barbastel
  2. barbastelle
  3. barbastelles
  4. barbastels
  5. barbat
  6. barbate
  7. barbated
  8. barbatic acid
  9. barbatimao
  10. barbatimaos
  11. barbative

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