Balthazar

See also: balthazar

English

Alternative forms

• Baltasar, Baltassar, Balthasar, Belshazzar, Beltshatsar

Etymology

From Middle English Balthasar, from Latin Baltassar, from Ancient Greek Βαλτασαρ (Baltasar), from Hebrew בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (bēlšaṣṣar), attested in the Tanakh and the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1), from Akkadian 𒂗𒈗𒋀 (bēl-šarra-uṣṣur, literally “May Bel protect the king”). Doublet of Belshazzar.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bælˈθeɪzə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/, /bælˈθeɪzɚ/

Proper noun

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Balthazar

Wikipedia

Balthazar

1. A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
2. (biblical, historical) a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
3. A male given name from Old Persian.

Translations

one of the Magi

Albanian: Baltazár m, Baltazári m, Valtasár m, Valtasári m Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar) Catalan: Baltasar (ca) Finnish: Balthasar Galician: Baltasar (gl) m Greek: Βαλτάσαρ (el) m (Valtásar) Hungarian: Boldizsár (hu) Italian: Baldassarre (it) m Polish: Baltazar (pl) m Portuguese: Baltasar m Russian: Бальтаза́р (ru) (Balʹtazár) Spanish: Baltasar (es)

Babylonian king

Albanian: Baltazár m, Baltazári m Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar) Esperanto: Belŝacaro French: Balthazar (fr) Galician: Baltasar (gl) m Greek: Βαλτάσαρ (el) m (Valtásar) Ancient: Βαλτασαρ m (Baltasar) Hebrew: בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר m (belshatzár) Italian: Baldassar m Latin: Baltassar m Polish: Baltazar (pl) m Russian: Валтаса́р (ru) (Valtasár)

male given name

Albanian: Baltazár m, Baltazári m, Valtasár m, Valtasári m Armenian: Բաղդասար (Baġdasar) Dutch: Balthazar (nl) Galician: Baltasar (gl) Italian: Baldassarre (it) m Occitan: Baltasar m, Bautesar m Polish: Baltazar (pl) m Spanish: Baltasar (es) Venetan: Baldisèra (vec) m, Baldi m

Noun

Balthazar (plural Balthazars)

1. A very large wine bottle with the capacity of about 12 liters, equivalent to 16 standard bottles.

Alternative forms

• Balthasar, balthazar

Translations

very large wine bottle