Bulgarian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbalɛn]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From бал (bal, ball, dance) +‎ -ен (-en, adjectival suffix).

Adjective edit

ба́лен (bálen)

  1. (relational) ball, dance
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From бало (balo, hodden) +‎ -ен (-en, adjectival suffix).

Adjective edit

ба́лен (bálen)

  1. (relational) hodden (type of fabric)
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

Dialectal, alternative form of бо́лен (bólen, sick, unwell).

Adjective edit

ба́лен (bálen)

  1. (dialectal) sad, morose (feeling encumbered by sadness)
Declension edit

References edit

  • бален”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • бален”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010