bal

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

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• balo

Etymology

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

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• balosh

Related terms

• balë

References

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Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic	бал
Roman	bal
Perso-Arabic	بال‎

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

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

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal

1. honey, mead
2. ball, dance party

Declension

Declension of bal

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

References

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA^(key): /bɑl/

• audio

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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 terms

• ballenjongen
• ballentent
• balpen
• balspel
• balsport
• basketbal
• bikkelbal
• biljartbal
• corpsbal
• handbal
• honkbal
• kaatsbal
• korfbal
• opblaasbal
• softbal
• speelbal
• teelbal
• tennisbal
• voetbal
• volleybal
• zandbal

 

Verb

bal

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

Etymology 2

From French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje n)

1. ball, dance party

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

• audio

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• Audio (Paris)

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Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. dance party, ball

Further reading

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

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Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English ball.

Noun

bâl f (plural bàlā̀bàlai)

1. ball

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒl]

• Audio

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Adjective

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

1. left

Declension

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	—

Antonyms

• jobb

Derived terms

Compound words

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

 

Expressions

• bal lábbal kel fel

 

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

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

Adverb

bal

1. nearly, almost
2. soon

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

bal m

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

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: bal
• Limburgish: bal

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• balle, ball

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Noun

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

• ballok
• foteball

Descendants

• English: ball
• Scots: ball, baw, baa, ba

References

• “bal (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-19.

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North Wahgi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbɑl/

Noun

bal

1. fish

References

• Heather and Don Mc Lean, North Wahgi (Yu We) Organised Phonology Data (2005), p. 2

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb bala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑːl/

Noun

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

• “bal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bal/

Etymology 1

Noun

bal m inan

1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

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 2

Noun

bal m inan

1. log (large cut piece of wood)

Declension

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 reading

• bal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romani

Etymology

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

Noun

bal m (plural bal)

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

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Romansch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

1. ball (dance)

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Southern Kam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa⁵⁵/

Noun

bal

1. fish

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Swedish

Noun

bal c

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

Declension

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

bale

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

ball

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

References

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

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Tatar

Noun

bal

1. honey

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Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑɫ/

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

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 terms

• bal arısı

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Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Noun

bal (definite accusative baly, plural ballar)

1. honey

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Tübatulabal

Noun

bal

1. Alternative spelling of pa·l

References

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

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Volapük

Volapük cardinal numbers

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

Numeral

bal

1. (cardinal) one

Derived terms

• 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