балон

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balon"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈɫɔn]

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation^(key): ба‧лон

Noun

бало́н • (balón) m (relational adjective бало́нен, diminutive бало́нче)

1. balloon (type of aircraft)
2. balloon (type of child's toy)
3. (sciences) balloon (type of glass or metal vessel used in e.g. chemistry and physics)
4. balloon (component of certain types of breath alcohol test)
5. speech bubble

Declension

Declension of бало́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	бало́н balón	бало́ни balóni
definite (subject form)	бало́нът balónǎt	бало́ните balónite
definite (object form)	бало́на balóna
count form	—	бало́на balóna

References

• “балон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “балон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “балон”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 29

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaɫɔn]

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [baˈɫɔn] (common)

Noun

балон • (balon) m (diminutive балонче)

1. balloon

Declension

Declension of балон

	singular	plural
indefinite	балон (balon)	балони (baloni)
definite unspecified	балонот (balonot)	балоните (balonite)
definite proximal	балонов (balonov)	балониве (balonive)
definite distal	балонон (balonon)	балонине (balonine)
vocative	балону (balonu)	балони (baloni)
count form	—	балона (balona)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎloːn/
• Hyphenation: ба‧лон

Noun

ба̀ло̄н m (Latin spelling bàlōn)

1. balloon

Declension

Declension of балон

	singular	plural
nominative	ба̀ло̄н	балони
genitive	бало́на	балона
dative	балону	балонима
accusative	балон	балоне
vocative	балоне	балони
locative	балону	балонима
instrumental	балоном	балонима

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• бальо́н (balʹón) — 1928-1933 spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈɫɔn]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Hyphenation: ба‧лон

Noun

бало́н • (balón) m inan (genitive бало́на, nominative plural бало́ни, genitive plural бало́нів, relational adjective бало́нний, diminutive бало́нчик)

1. cylinder (of compressed gas)
2. (aviation) envelope (of a balloon)
3. inner tube (of a tire)
4. (colloquial) large jar, carboy

Declension

Declension of бало́н (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бало́н balón	бало́ни balóny
genitive	бало́на balóna	бало́нів balóniv
dative	бало́нові, бало́ну balónovi, balónu	бало́нам balónam
accusative	бало́н balón	бало́ни balóny
instrumental	бало́ном balónom	бало́нами balónamy
locative	бало́ні balóni	бало́нах balónax
vocative	бало́не balóne	бало́ни balóny

References

• “балон”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)