balia

See also: balìa and balią

Cebuano

Etymology

bali (“to break”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧li‧a

Verb

balia

1. imperative of bali

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin bāiula (literally “carrier”), female variant of bāiulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lja/
• Rhymes: -alja
• Hyphenation: bà‧lia

Noun

balia f (plural balie)

1. wet nurse
2. birds from the family Muscicapidae

Etymology 2

From Old French baillie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ba‧lì‧a

Noun

balia f (plural balie)

1. power, mercy
2. (historical) in medieval times, a judiciary with broad powers, typically created in emergency situations

Derived terms

• in balia di (“at the mercy of”)

Anagrams

• Labia

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• baila (synonym)

Etymology

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

Verb

balia

1. to dance

Polish

balia

Etymology

Borrowed from French baille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.lja/

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• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: ba‧lia

Noun

balia f (diminutive balijka)

1. washtub (tub used for washing clothes)

Declension

Declension of balia

	singular	plural
nominative	balia	balie
genitive	balii	balii/balij (archaic)
dative	balii	baliom
accusative	balię	balie
instrumental	balią	baliami
locative	balii	baliach
vocative	balio	balie

Descendants

• → Yiddish: באַליע (balye)

Further reading

• balia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• balia in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Verb

balia

1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of balir