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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

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

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

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).

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

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

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. dance party, ball

Further readingEdit

HausaEdit

NounEdit

bâl f (plural balabalai)

  1. ball

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Derived termsEdit

(Compound words):

(Expressions):

LojbanEdit

RafsiEdit

bal

  1. rafsi of banli.

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

bal

  1. nearly, almost

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

RomaniEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

NounEdit

bal m (plural bal)

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

RomanschEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

NounEdit

bal m (plural bals)

  1. ball (formal dance)

Serbo-CroatianEdit

NounEdit

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

  1. ball (dance)

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
ball

ReferencesEdit

TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

PronunciationEdit

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

TurkmenEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

NounEdit

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

  1. honey

TübatulabalEdit

NounEdit

bal

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

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

VolapükEdit

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