balthazar

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Balthazar^¹

/bælˈθeɪzə/ UK
/ˈbælθəˌzɔɹ/ US
/bælˈθeɪzɚ/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Baltasar · Baltassar · Balthasar · Belshazzar · Beltshatsar

A name ascribed to one of the Magi.
historical a Babylonian king mentioned in the Book of Daniel.
A male given name from Old Persian.

noun Balthazars · Balthasar · balthazar · Baltasar · Baltassar

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

balthazar^²

noun balthazars

Alternative letter-case form of Balthazar Constantine went for a 12-liter bottle of Veuve Clicquot called a balthazar.

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name one of the Magi

Español	Baltasar
Português	Baltasar
Italiano	Baldassarre
Ελληνικά	Βαλτάσαρ Valtásar
Русский	Бальтаза́р Balʹtazár

name Babylonian king

हिन्दी	बेलशस्सर belśassar
Português	Belsazar
Français	Balthazar
Italiano	Baldassar
Ελληνικά	Βαλτάσαρ Valtásar
Русский	Валтаса́р Valtasár
עברית	בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר belshatzár

name male given name

Español	Baltasar
Italiano	Baldassarre

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@misc{balthazar_2026,
  title = {balthazar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balthazar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}