balans

See also: Balans

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch balanse, from Old French balance, from Latin bilanx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baːˈlɑns/

• balans

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• Hyphenation: ba‧lans
• Rhymes: -ɑns

Noun

balans f (plural balansen, diminutive balansje n)

1. balance, scales for weighing
2. equilibrium
3. balance sheet
4. type of bridge with counterweight

Derived terms

• balanceren
• machtsbalans
• uitbalanceren

Related terms

• weegschaal
• evenwicht

Descendants

• Afrikaans: balans
• → Indonesian: balans

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch balans, from Middle Dutch balanse, from Old French balance, from Latin bilanx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.lans]
• Hyphenation: ba‧lans

Noun

balans

1. balance,
   1. a pair of scales.

      Synonym: neraca

   2. a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.

      Synonym: keseimbangan

   3. (accounting) a list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

Further reading

• “balans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of bālō.

Participle

bālāns (genitive bālantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. bleating, baaing

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	bālāns			bālantēs	bālantia
Genitive	bālantis			bālantium
Dative	bālantī			bālantibus
Accusative	bālantem	bālāns		bālantēs bālantīs	bālantia
Ablative	bālante bālantī1			bālantibus
Vocative	bālāns			bālantēs	bālantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

References

• balans in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

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Middle English

Noun

balans

1. Alternative form of balaunce

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Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːns

Noun

balans f

1. balance (equilibrium)

Declension

declension of balans

	singular	plural	indefinite state
direct case	balans		balansek
oblique	balansê	balansan	balansekê
construct	balansa	balansên	balanseke
vocative	balansê	balansino

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Polish

Etymology

From French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lans/

• audio

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Noun

balans m inan

1. (literally or figuratively) balance (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight)
2. balance wheel
3. (gymnastics) balance beam
4. (sports) tightrope walker balance

Declension

declension of balans

	singular	plural
nominative	balans	balansy
genitive	balansu	balansów
dative	balansowi	balansom
accusative	balans	balansy
instrumental	balansem	balansami
locative	balansie	balansach
vocative	balansie	balansy

Derived terms

• (verb) balansować
• (nouns) balansówka, balansista, balansjer, balansjera, balansjerka
• (adjective) balansowy

Further reading

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

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From French balance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎlans/
• Hyphenation: ba‧lans

Noun

bàlans m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ланс)

1. balance (equilibrium)

Declension

Declension of balans

	singular	plural
nominative	balans	balansi
genitive	balansa	balansa
dative	balansu	balansima
accusative	balans	balanse
vocative	balanse	balansi
locative	balansu	balansima
instrumental	balansom	balansima

References

• “balans” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

balans c

1. balance (equilibrium)

Declension

Declension of balans
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	balans	balansen	—	—
Genitive	balans	balansens	—	—

Related terms

• balansera

Anagrams

• albans