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Bal

Bal

See also: bal, BAL, bál, băl, bäl, bål, and bæl

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bal m (plural Baler or Balen)

  1. ball, dance

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. More at ball.

Noun

Bal m

  1. ball (spherical object)

bal

bal

See also: ball, BAL, Bal, Ball, bál, băl, bål, and bæl

Albanian

Alternative forms

Noun

bal m (indefinite plural bala, definite singular bali, definite plural balat)

  1. dog or goat (with a white spot on the forehead)

Derived terms

  • balosh

Related terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 15

Azeri

Other scripts
Cyrillic бал
Roman bal
Perso-Arabic بال

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Noun

bal

  1. honey, mead
  2. ball, dance party

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑl
  • IPA(key): /bɑl/

Noun

bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

  1. a ball or any object with such a shape
  2. (informal) testicle, nut
  3. (sports) pass, shot
    Lekker balletje! ― Nice pass/shot!

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

  1. ball, dance party

Verb

bal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ballen
  2. imperative of ballen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bal/

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

Hausa

Noun

bâl f (plural balabalai)

  1. ball

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɒl]

Adjective

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

  1. left

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative bal
accusative balt
dative balnak
instrumental ballal
causal-final balért
translative ballá
terminative balig
essive-formal balként
essive-modal
inessive balban
superessive balon
adessive balnál
illative balba
sublative balra
allative balhoz
elative balból
delative balról
ablative baltól

Antonyms

Derived terms

(Compound words):

(Expressions):


Lojban

Rafsi

bal

  1. rafsi of banli.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz. Cognate with German bald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baːl/
    • Rhymes: -aːl
    • Homophone: Bal

Adverb

bal

  1. nearly, almost

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bal]

Noun

bal m inan

  1. ball (formal dance)

Declension


Romani

Etymology

Cognate with बाल (bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ (vāl, hair).

Noun

bal m (plural bal)

  1. a single hair
  2. (in the plural) hair

Romansch

Etymology

Borrowing from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

  1. ball (formal dance)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

  1. ball (dance)

Swedish

Noun

bal c

  1. bale, bundle (big packet of things)
  2. Formal gathering for dance, ball

Declension

Inflection of bal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bal balen balar balarna
Genitive bals balens balars balarnas
Inflection of bal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bal balen baler balerna
Genitive bals balens balers balernas

Related terms

bale
  • bala
  • balning
  • balpress
  • halmbal
  • höbal
  • pappersbal
ball
  • baldrottning
  • balett
  • balklänning
  • balsal
  • maskeradbal
  • operabal

References


Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑɫ/

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Declension

Derived terms


Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (honey).

Noun

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

  1. water

References

  • Kroeber, Shoshonean Dialects of California, in University of California Publications: American archaeology and ethnology, volume 4, page 81

Volapük

Volapük cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : bal
    Ordinal : balid
    Adverbial : balna

Numeral

bal

  1. (cardinal) one

Derived terms