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bal

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

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AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

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

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

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

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

AzerbaijaniEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic бал
Roman bal
Perso-Arabic بال‎

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

DeclensionEdit

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 TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal

  1. honey, mead
  2. ball, dance party

DeclensionEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /bɑl/
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  • Hyphenation: bal
  • Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

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!
  4. (informal, derogatory) toff, posh person
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

NounEdit

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

  1. ball, dance party

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the main entry.

VerbEdit

bal

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

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

Further readingEdit

HausaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English ball.

NounEdit

bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

  1. ball

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

  1. left
    bal kéz ― left hand
    a bal oldalon ― on the left side

DeclensionEdit

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 —

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Compound words
Expressions

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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.

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

bal

  1. nearly, almost
  2. soon

Middle DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

bal m

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

InflectionEdit

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

DescendantsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “bal (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “bal”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old English *beall, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

North WahgiEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bal

  1. fish

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the verb bala.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

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 readingEdit

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

bal m inan

  1. ball (formal dance)

DeclensionEdit

declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal bale
genitive balu balów
dative balowi balom
accusative bal bale
instrumental balem balami
locative balu balach
vocative balu bale

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

bal m inan

  1. log (large cut piece of wood)

DeclensionEdit

declension of bal
singular plural
nominative bal bale
genitive bala bali
dative balowi balom
accusative bal bale
instrumental balem balami
locative balu balach
vocative balu bale

Further readingEdit

  • bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

RomaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

bal m (plural bal)

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

RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. ball (formal dance)

San Juan Guelavía ZapotecEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Zapotec *kwella(k).

NounEdit

bal

  1. fire

ReferencesEdit

  • López Antonio, Joaquín; Jones, Ted; Jones, Kris (2012) Vocabulario breve del Zapoteco de San Juan Guelavía‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Tlalpan, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 13, 25

Serbo-CroatianEdit

NounEdit

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

  1. ball (dance)

Southern KamEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bal

  1. fish

SwedishEdit

NounEdit

bal c

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

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

bale
ball

ReferencesEdit

TatarEdit

NounEdit

bal

  1. honey

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

  1. honey

DeclensionEdit

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
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

Derived termsEdit

TurkmenEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

  1. honey

TübatulabalEdit

NounEdit

bal

  1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

ReferencesEdit

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

VolapükEdit

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