balthasar

Questions about balthasar

What does balthasar mean?

balthasar means "(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus".

How many syllables are in balthasar?

balthasar has 3 syllables: bal-tha-sar. The stress falls on "bal". In IPA it is /ˈbælθəsɚ/.

What is another word for balthasar?

Close synonyms include Balthazar. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is balthasar a common word?

balthasar is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.