bal

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

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AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• balo

EtymologyEdit

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

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

• balosh

Related termsEdit

• balë

ReferencesEdit

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AzeriEdit

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

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Crimean TatarEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal[[Category:Crimean Tatar lemmas

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

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /bɑl/

• audio

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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, pejorative) toff, posh person

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from bal

• ballenjongen
• ballentent
• balpen
• balspel
• balsport

• basketbal
• bikkelbal
• biljartbal
• corpsbal

• handbal
• honkbal
• kaatsbal
• korfbal

• opblaasbal
• softbal
• speelbal
• teelbal

• tennisbal
• voetbal
• volleybal
• zandbal

VerbEdit

bal

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

Etymology 2Edit

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

NounEdit

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

1. ball, dance party

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FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• audio

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• IPA^(key): /bal/

• Audio (Paris)

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NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

1. dance party, ball

Further readingEdit

• “bal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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HausaEdit

NounEdit

bâl f (plural balabalai)

1. ball

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HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒl]

• Audio

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AdjectiveEdit

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

1. left

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

• jobb

Derived termsEdit

(Compound words):

• baleset, balítélet, baljós, baloldal, baloldali, balsors, balszerencse

(Expressions):

• bal lábbal kel fel

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LojbanEdit

RafsiEdit

bal

1. rafsi of banli.

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LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old High German bald, from Proto-Germanic *balþaz. Cognate with German bald.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /baːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Homophone: Bal

AdverbEdit

bal

1. nearly, almost

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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

• Dutch: bal

Further readingEdit

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

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PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [bal]

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

Further readingEdit

• bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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RomaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

bal m (plural bal)

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

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RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

NounEdit

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

1. ball (dance)

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SwedishEdit

NounEdit

bal c

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

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bal
	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

• bala
• balning
• balpress
• halmbal
• höbal
• pappersbal

ball

• baldrottning
• balett
• balklänning
• balsal
• maskeradbal
• operabal

ReferencesEdit

• bal in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɫ/

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

DeclensionEdit

declension of bal

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	bal	ballar
definite accusative (belirtme)	balı	balları
dative (yönelme)	bala	ballara
locative (bulunma)	balda	ballarda
ablative (ayrılma)	baldan	ballardan
genitive (tamlayan)	balın	balların

    possessive forms of bal

	singular	plural
benim (my)	balım	ballarım
senin (your)	balın	balların
onun (his/her/its)	balı	balları
bizim (our)	balımız	ballarımız
sizin (your)	balınız	ballarınız
onların (their)	balı/balları	balları

Derived termsEdit

• bal arısı

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TurkmenEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

1. honey

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TübatulabalEdit

NounEdit

bal

1. water

ReferencesEdit

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

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VolapükEdit

Volapük cardinal numbers

	1	2  >
Cardinal : bal     Ordinal : balid     Adverbial : balna

NumeralEdit

bal

1. (cardinal) one

Derived termsEdit

• balam, balamovik
• balan
• balat, balatam, balatik, balato
• baläd, balädön, balädam, balädü
  • balädik, balädikön, balädikam
    • balädükön, balädükam
  • baibalädik
• baläl, balälik
• balid, balido
• balik, baliko
• balil
• balion, balionan, balionat
• balna, balnaik
• balo
• balön
• balug, balugön
  • balugäl, balugälik
  • balugik, balugiko
    • balugükön
• balüd
• balüf
• balüm
• balyim