Wiktionary

bal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bal"

Translingual Edit

Symbol Edit

bal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Baluchi.

Afrikaans Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun Edit

bal (plural balle, diminutive balletjie)

  1. A ball (spherical object, used as a toy).
Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

From Dutch bal, from French bal.

Noun Edit

bal (plural balle or bals)

  1. A ball (formal dance event).

Albanian Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Albanian *bala, cognate to Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), Latvian bàls (“pale”) and Greek (Hes.) φαλός λευκός (falós lefkós), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.[1]

Noun Edit

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

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

Derived terms Edit

Related terms Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 15

Azerbaijani Edit

Other scripts
Cyrillic бал
Perso-Arabic بال‎

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): [bɑɫ]
  • Audio (Baku)(file)

Etymology 1 Edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun Edit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Etymology 2 Edit

Borrowed from Russian балл (ball), from French balle (“voting ball”).

Noun Edit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. point
  2. mark, grade, score

Etymology 3 Edit

Borrowed from Russian бал (bal), from French bal, from Late Latin ballō.

Noun Edit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. ball, dance

Declension Edit

    Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal
 ballar
definite accusative balı
 balları
dative bala
 ballara
locative balda
 ballarda
ablative baldan
 ballardan
definite genitive balın
 balların
    Possessive forms of bal
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balım ballarım
sənin (“your”) balın balların
onun (“his/her/its”) balı balları
bizim (“our”) balımız ballarımız
sizin (“your”) balınız ballarınız
onların (“their”) balı or balları balları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımı ballarımı
sənin (“your”) balını ballarını
onun (“his/her/its”) balını ballarını
bizim (“our”) balımızı ballarımızı
sizin (“your”) balınızı ballarınızı
onların (“their”) balını or ballarını ballarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balıma ballarıma
sənin (“your”) balına ballarına
onun (“his/her/its”) balına ballarına
bizim (“our”) balımıza ballarımıza
sizin (“your”) balınıza ballarınıza
onların (“their”) balına or ballarına ballarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımda ballarımda
sənin (“your”) balında ballarında
onun (“his/her/its”) balında ballarında
bizim (“our”) balımızda ballarımızda
sizin (“your”) balınızda ballarınızda
onların (“their”) balında or ballarında ballarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımdan ballarımdan
sənin (“your”) balından ballarından
onun (“his/her/its”) balından ballarından
bizim (“our”) balımızdan ballarımızdan
sizin (“your”) balınızdan ballarınızdan
onların (“their”) balından or ballarından ballarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) balımın ballarımın
sənin (“your”) balının ballarının
onun (“his/her/its”) balının ballarının
bizim (“our”) balımızın ballarımızın
sizin (“your”) balınızın ballarınızın
onların (“their”) balının or ballarının ballarının

Crimean Tatar Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun Edit

bal (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. honey, mead
  2. ball, dance party

Declension Edit

Declension of bal
nominative bal
genitive balnıñ
dative balğa
accusative balnı
locative balda
ablative baldan

References Edit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Verb Edit

bal

  1. second-person singular imperative of balit

Dutch Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Doublet of baal.

Noun Edit

bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje n)

  1. a ball or any object with such a shape
    De kinderen speelden met een rode bal in het park.
    The children played with a red ball in the park.
    De hond rende achter de bal aan en bracht hem terug naar zijn baasje.
    The dog chased after the ball and brought it back to its owner.
    De chef-kok gebruikte een speciale bal om gehaktballetjes te maken.
    The chef used a special ball to make meatballs.
  2. (informal) testicle, nut
    Hij kreeg een flinke trap tegen zijn ballen.
    He got a hard kick to his testicles.
    De jongens lachten om de grap over ballen.
    The boys laughed at the joke about nuts.
    Bij het ongeluk kreeg hij een harde klap op zijn ballen.
    He got a hard hit on his groin at the accident.
  3. (sports) pass, shot
    De voetballer gaf een perfecte bal naar zijn teamgenoot.
    The soccer player made a perfect pass to his teammate.
    Ze gaf een hoge bal naar voren om de aanval te beginnen.
    She sent a high pass forward to start the attack.
  4. (informal, derogatory) toff, posh person
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
  • Afrikaans: bal
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
  • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
  • → Indonesian: bal
  • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
  • → Saramaccan: balí
  • → Sranan Tongo: bal

Etymology 2 Edit

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun Edit

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

  1. ball, dance party
    Er was een groot feest in de stad en iedereen was uitgenodigd voor het bal.
    There was a big party in the city, and everyone was invited to the ball.
    Het eindejaarsbal op school was een groot succes.
    The end-of-year dance party at school was a great success.
    Ze dansten de hele nacht door op het zomerse bal in het park.
    They danced all night at the summer ball in the park.
Descendants Edit
  • Negerhollands: bal
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: bal
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bal

Etymology 3 Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb Edit

bal

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

French Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old French bal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

Further reading Edit

Haitian Creole Edit

Etymology Edit

French bal (“dance”).

Noun Edit

bal

  1. dance party, ball

Hausa Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from English ball.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

  1. ball

Hungarian Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Adjective Edit

bal (not generally comparable, comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

  1. left
    Antonym: jobb
    bal kéz ― left hand
    a bal oldalon ― on the left side
  2. (figurative) bad, unlucky
  3. (rare) left, left-wing (pertaining to the political left)
    Synonym: baloldali
    Antonym: jobb

Declension Edit

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 —
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		balé —
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		baléi —

Derived terms Edit

Compound words
Expressions

See also Edit

Further reading Edit

  • bal in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • bal in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

Indonesian Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

From Dutch bal (“ball”), from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Hyphenation: bal

Noun Edit

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

  1. (colloquial) ball, a solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
    Synonym: bola

Etymology 2 Edit

From Dutch baal, from Middle Dutch bale, from Old French bale.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal]
  • Hyphenation: bal

Noun Edit

bal (first-person possessive balku, second-person possessive balmu, third-person possessive balnya)

  1. bale, a rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
  2. A closed bag or package of wares.
    Synonyms: bandela, karung

Further reading Edit

Limburgish Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): /bɑ(ː)l/, [bɑ(ː)˨l], [bɑ(ː)˦l]
    IPA(key): (Tungers) [bɑ̃l]
  • Hyphenation: bal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl, -ɑːl

Noun Edit

bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)

  1. (most dialects) ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
  2. (most dialects, informal) testicle, nut
  3. (most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)
  4. (most dialects, chiefly in the negative) anything
    Heer snap dao geinen bal vaanaof. (Maastrichtian)
    He doesn't understand anything.

Declension Edit

    Declension of bal (masculine) in Limburgish.
Singular Plural
Root Mutation Diminutive Diminutive Mutation Root Mutation Diminutive Diminutive Mutation
Nominative bal pal belke pelke bel pel belker pelker
Genitive bals pals belkes pelkes bel pel belker pelker
Locative balles palles balleske palleske ballese pallese balleskes palleskes
Dative ballem (archaic) pallem (archaic) belkem (archaic) pelkem (archaic) bel pel belker pelker
Accusative balle (archaic) palle (archaic) belke pelke bel pel belker pelker

Luxembourgish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, adverb of bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with German bald, Dutch boud, English bold.

Pronunciation Edit

Adverb Edit

bal

  1. nearly, almost
  2. soon

Middle Dutch Edit

Etymology Edit

From Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun Edit

bal m

  1. ball (round object), sphere
  2. something worthless

Inflection Edit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants Edit

  • Dutch: bal
    • Afrikaans: bal
    • → Caribbean Hindustani: bál
    • → Caribbean Javanese: bal
    • → Indonesian: bal
    • → Papiamentu: bala, balchi
    • → Saramaccan: balí
    • → Sranan Tongo: bal
  • Limburgish: bal
  • West Flemish: bol

Further reading Edit

Middle English Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Old English *beall, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal (plural balles)

  1. A ball (an object of spherical shape)
  2. A rounded or spherical lump or bump, especially in medical terminology; a boil.
  3. A ball used in sports or other entertainment.
  4. The eyeball; the eye viewed as a spherical object.
  5. A sport with a ball as a key component of play.
  6. One's head (top part of one's body)
  7. A projectile resembling a ball in form
  8. (rare) A node of muscles supporting the fingers or toes.
  9. (rare) A ball-shaped container or box.
  10. (rare, vulgar) One's testes (compare to the much more frequent Modern English sense)

Related terms Edit

Descendants Edit

References Edit

North Wahgi Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal

  1. fish

References Edit

Norwegian Nynorsk Edit

Etymology Edit

From the verb bala.

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal n (definite singular balet, uncountable)

  1. bother, fuss, trouble (annoying, difficult or stressful activity)
    Det blir berre bal om me prøvar å gjera det no.
    It will only cause bother if we try to do that now.

Further reading Edit

Old Polish Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from Middle High German balle. First attested in 1481.

Pronunciation Edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /baːlʲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /bɒlʲ/

Noun Edit

bal m

  1. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation)

Declension Edit

Declension of -
singular dual plural
nominative — — —
genitive — — —
dative — — —
accusative — — —
instrumental balem — —
locative — — —
vocative — — —

Descendants Edit

References Edit

Polish Edit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Pronunciation Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Borrowed from French bal,[1] from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”).

Noun Edit

bal m inan (diminutive balik)

  1. ball (formal dance)
    Hypernyms: see Thesaurus:impreza
Declension Edit
Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal bale
genitive balu bali
dative balowi balom
accusative bal bale
instrumental balem balami
locative balu balach
vocative balu bale
Derived terms Edit
adjective
adverb
nouns
verbs

Etymology 2 Edit

Borrowed from German Balken or Baal.[1]

Noun Edit

bal m inan

  1. log (large cut piece of wood)
    Synonyms: dyl, kloc
Declension Edit
Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal bale
genitive balu bali
dative balowi balom
accusative bal bale
instrumental balem balami
locative balu balach
vocative balu bale

Etymology 3 Edit

Inherited from Old Polish bal, from Middle High German balle.

Noun Edit

bal m inan

  2. bale (rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation, ten reams)
    Synonyms: balot, bela
Declension Edit
Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal bale
genitive balu bali
dative balowi balom
accusative bal bale
instrumental balem balami
locative balu balach
vocative balu bale

References Edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Andrzej Bańkowski (2000) Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego (in Polish)

Further reading Edit

  • bal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romagnol Edit

Etymology Edit

From Late Latin ballāre (“dance”).

Pronunciation Edit

  • (Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈbaɐ̯l]

Noun Edit

bal m (plural bël)

  1. dance

Romani Edit

Etymology Edit

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮 (vāla), from Sanskrit वाल (vāla). Cognate with Hindi बाल (bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ (vāl, “hair”).

Noun Edit

bal m (nominative plural bala)

  1. a single hair
  2. (in the plural) hair
    • 2002 July, Milena Hübschmannová, “Origin of Roma”, in ROMBASE Cultural Database‎[2], archived from the original on 2014-10-27:
      mire bala kale hin
      My hair is black

Derived terms Edit

Descendants Edit

  • Kalo Finnish Romani: baalo

References Edit

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vāˊla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 675
  • Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (1994), “bal”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 18
  • Yaron Matras (2002), “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎[3], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 40
  • Marcel Courthiade (2009), “o bal, -es- m. -a, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (in Hungarian; English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 71-72

Romanian Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from French bal.

Noun Edit

bal n (plural baluri)

  1. ball (party)

Declension Edit

Declension of bal
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) bal balul (niște) baluri balurile
genitive/dative (unui) bal balului (unor) baluri balurilor
vocative balule balurilor

Romansch Edit

Etymology Edit

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun Edit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. ball (formal dance)

Salar Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl. Compare to Kazakh бал (bal), etc.

Pronunciation Edit

  • (Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai, Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [pɑl], [pɑɫ]

Noun Edit

bal (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. honey

Derived terms Edit

References Edit

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “pal”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 435
  • 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985), “bal”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 7
  • 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2014), “bal”, in 撒拉语366条会话读本 [Salar 366 Conversation Reader], 1st edition, 社会科学文献出版社 (Social Science Literature Press), →ISBN, page 17
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “bal”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 32
  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “bal”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 54

San Juan Guelavía Zapotec Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

Noun Edit

bal

  1. fire

References Edit

  • López Antonio, Joaquín; Jones, Ted; Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎[4] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25

Serbo-Croatian Edit

Noun Edit

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

  1. ball (dance)

Southern Kam Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal

  1. fish

Sumerian Edit

Romanization Edit

bal

  1. Romanization of 𒁄 (bal)

Swedish Edit

Noun Edit

bal c

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

Declension Edit

Declension of bal 1
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bal balen balar balarna
Genitive bals balens balars balarnas
Declension of bal 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bal balen baler balerna
Genitive bals balens balers balernas

Related terms Edit

bale
ball

References Edit

Anagrams Edit

Tatar Edit

Noun Edit

bal

  1. honey

Tübatulabal Edit

Noun Edit

bal

  1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

References Edit

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

Turkish Edit

Etymology Edit

From Ottoman Turkish بال‎, from Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Declension Edit

Inflection
Nominative bal
Definite accusative balı
Singular Plural
Nominative bal ballar
Definite accusative balı balları
Dative bala ballara
Locative balda ballarda
Ablative baldan ballardan
Genitive balın balların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular balım ballarım
2nd singular balın balların
3rd singular balı balları
1st plural balımız ballarımız
2nd plural balınız ballarınız
3rd plural balları balları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular balımı ballarımı
2nd singular balını ballarını
3rd singular balını ballarını
1st plural balımızı ballarımızı
2nd plural balınızı ballarınızı
3rd plural ballarını ballarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular balıma ballarıma
2nd singular balına ballarına
3rd singular balına ballarına
1st plural balımıza ballarımıza
2nd plural balınıza ballarınıza
3rd plural ballarına ballarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular balımda ballarımda
2nd singular balında ballarında
3rd singular balında ballarında
1st plural balımızda ballarımızda
2nd plural balınızda ballarınızda
3rd plural ballarında ballarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular balımdan ballarımdan
2nd singular balından ballarından
3rd singular balından ballarından
1st plural balımızdan ballarımızdan
2nd plural balınızdan ballarınızdan
3rd plural ballarından ballarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular balımın ballarımın
2nd singular balının ballarının
3rd singular balının ballarının
1st plural balımızın ballarımızın
2nd plural balınızın ballarınızın
3rd plural ballarının ballarının

Derived terms Edit

Turkmen Edit

Etymology Edit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun Edit

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

  1. honey

Declension Edit

Declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal ballar
accusative baly ballary
genitive balyň ballaryň
dative bala ballara
locative balda ballarda
ablative baldan ballardan

Further reading Edit

  • “bal” in Enedilim.com
  • “bal” in Webonary.org

Volapük Edit

Volapük cardinal numbers
1 2  > 
    Cardinal : bal
    Ordinal : balid
    Adverbial : balna

Numeral Edit

bal

  1. one

Derived terms Edit

Wolof Edit

Noun Edit

bal (definite form bal bi)

  1. ball

References Edit

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN

Zaniza Zapotec Edit

Noun Edit

bal

  1. fish
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