Balla
English edit
Proper noun edit
Balla
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Originally a nickname meaning "rascal," from balosso (“dumb, stupid, harebrained”).
Proper noun edit
Balla m or f by sense
- a surname
- Giacomo Balla, Italian painter
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάλλα (Bálla).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːä]
Proper noun edit
Balla f sg (genitive Ballae); first declension
- An ancient town of Pieria
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Balla |
| Genitive | Ballae |
| Dative | Ballae |
| Accusative | Ballam |
| Ablative | Ballā |
| Vocative | Balla |
| Locative | Ballae |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Balla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly