palla
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian palla (“ball”). Doublet of ball.
Noun
palla (uncountable)
- A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.
Etymology 2
From Latin . pall (“a cloak”).
Noun
palla (plural pallae)
- (historical) A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.
Further reading
- Palla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aymara
Noun
palla
- woman
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan palla, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Compare Occitan palha, French paille, Spanish paja.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ʎa/
Audio (file)
Noun
palla f (plural palles)
- straw, hay
Derived terms
- paller
- pallós
References
- “palla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “palla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “palla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “palla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Portuguese palla (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin palea. Cognate with Portuguese palha and Spanish paja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaʎa̝/
Noun
palla f (plural pallas)
- (countable) a straw
- (uncountable) straw
- 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:
- Jtem. deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto, que naturalmente som para seu comer.
- Item. The foal must eat hay, straw, grass, barley, oat, spelt —that is, melga— and things that are similar to these, which are naturally for them to eat
- Jtem. deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto, que naturalmente som para seu comer.
- 1439, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI. Vigo: Galaxia, page 418:
- e da cárrega de palla, un diñeiro e do carro da casqa, duas brancas
- for a load of hay, [they shall pay] a diñeiro, and by a cartload of bark, two brancas
- e da cárrega de palla, un diñeiro e do carro da casqa, duas brancas
- 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:
- (uncountable) chaff
- 1276, M. Lucas Álvarez; P. Lucas Dominguez (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 375:
- et este pan deue a seer qual o Deus der no logar et seer linpo de palla et de poo, d'eruellada et de mosceyra, et deue a seer ben seco et ben linpo et bõõ pan
- and this grain must be that that God gives at that place, and it must be clean of chaff and dust, of vetch and fodder, and it must be well dry and well clean and good grain
- et este pan deue a seer qual o Deus der no logar et seer linpo de palla et de poo, d'eruellada et de mosceyra, et deue a seer ben seco et ben linpo et bõõ pan
- 1276, M. Lucas Álvarez; P. Lucas Dominguez (eds.), El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos. Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 375:
- (informal, vulgar) a wank
Derived terms
- espallar
- palla perra
- palleiro
- palloza
- un palleiro non se fai sen palla
References
- “palla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “palla” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “palla” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “palla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “palla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpal.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alla
- Hyphenation: pàl‧la
Etymology 1
Uncertain:
- From Medieval Latin balla, palla, bala, from Frankish *ball, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
- From Lombardic *palla, from Proto-Germanic *ballô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”).
- Borrowed from Provençal or Occitan pelota, from Latin pila (“ball”).
Noun
palla f (plural palle)
- (sports) ball (object used for playing games)
- ball (solid or hollow sphere)
- (historical, firearms) bullet, shot
- Hypernym: proiettile
- (usually in the plural, vulgar) testicles
- Synonyms: (vulgar) coglione, testicolo
- (informal, figurative) something dull or boring
- Che palle!
- What a drag!
- (colloquial) lie
- Synonym: bugia
- (heraldry) circle-shaped charge
Derived terms
- pallone
Related terms
- impallare
- palla da golf
- pallabase
- pallacanestro
- pallamano
- pallanuoto
- pallata
- pallavolo
- palleggiare
- pallina
- pallone
- palloncino
- pallottola
- rimpallare
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin palla, of uncertain origin.
Noun
palla f (plural palle)
- (historical, Ancient Rome) palla (cloth worn by ladies)
Related terms
- pallio
Etymology 3
Perhaps an extension in sense of the above lemma.
Noun
palla f (plural palle)
- (Catholicism) a cloth used to cover a chalice during services
Further reading
- palla1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- palla2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- palla3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”) (akin to pellis (“hide, pelt”), or possibly a substrate loan.[1][2]
Noun
palla f (genitive pallae); first declension
- A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | palla | pallae |
Genitive | pallae | pallārum |
Dative | pallae | pallīs |
Accusative | pallam | pallās |
Ablative | pallā | pallīs |
Vocative | palla | pallae |
Related terms
- pallium
Descendants
- Romanian: pală
- Proto-Brythonic: *pall
- Middle Welsh: pall
- Welsh: pall
- Middle Welsh: pall
Further reading
- “palla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “palla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- palla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “palla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “palla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
References
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Maltese
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin pallium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpal.la/
Noun
palla f (plural palel)
- (Christianity) pallium
Quechua
Noun
palla
- lady, respected woman
- female dancer
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | palla | pallakuna |
accusative | pallata | pallakunata |
dative | pallaman | pallakunaman |
genitive | pallap | pallakunap |
locative | pallapi | pallakunapi |
terminative | pallakama | pallakunakama |
ablative | pallamanta | pallakunamanta |
instrumental | pallawan | pallakunawan |
comitative | pallantin | pallakunantin |
abessive | pallannaq | pallakunannaq |
comparative | pallahina | pallakunahina |
causative | pallarayku | pallakunarayku |
benefactive | pallapaq | pallakunapaq |
associative | pallapura | pallakunapura |
distributive | pallanka | pallakunanka |
exclusive | pallalla | pallakunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallay | pallaykuna |
accusative | pallayta | pallaykunata |
dative | pallayman | pallaykunaman |
genitive | pallaypa | pallaykunap |
locative | pallaypi | pallaykunapi |
terminative | pallaykama | pallaykunakama |
ablative | pallaymanta | pallaykunamanta |
instrumental | pallaywan | pallaykunawan |
comitative | pallaynintin | pallaykunantin |
abessive | pallayninnaq | pallaykunannaq |
comparative | pallayhina | pallaykunahina |
causative | pallayrayku | pallaykunarayku |
benefactive | pallaypaq | pallaykunapaq |
associative | pallaypura | pallaykunapura |
distributive | pallayninka | pallaykunanka |
exclusive | pallaylla | pallaykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallayki | pallaykikuna |
accusative | pallaykita | pallaykikunata |
dative | pallaykiman | pallaykikunaman |
genitive | pallaykipa | pallaykikunap |
locative | pallaykipi | pallaykikunapi |
terminative | pallaykikama | pallaykikunakama |
ablative | pallaykimanta | pallaykikunamanta |
instrumental | pallaykiwan | pallaykikunawan |
comitative | pallaykintin | pallaykikunantin |
abessive | pallaykinnaq | pallaykikunannaq |
comparative | pallaykihina | pallaykikunahina |
causative | pallaykirayku | pallaykikunarayku |
benefactive | pallaykipaq | pallaykikunapaq |
associative | pallaykipura | pallaykikunapura |
distributive | pallaykinka | pallaykikunanka |
exclusive | pallaykilla | pallaykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallan | pallankuna |
accusative | pallanta | pallankunata |
dative | pallanman | pallankunaman |
genitive | pallanpa | pallankunap |
locative | pallanpi | pallankunapi |
terminative | pallankama | pallankunakama |
ablative | pallanmanta | pallankunamanta |
instrumental | pallanwan | pallankunawan |
comitative | pallanintin | pallankunantin |
abessive | pallanninnaq | pallankunannaq |
comparative | pallanhina | pallankunahina |
causative | pallanrayku | pallankunarayku |
benefactive | pallanpaq | pallankunapaq |
associative | pallanpura | pallankunapura |
distributive | pallaninka | pallankunanka |
exclusive | pallanlla | pallankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallanchik | pallanchikkuna |
accusative | pallanchikta | pallanchikkunata |
dative | pallanchikman | pallanchikkunaman |
genitive | pallanchikpa | pallanchikkunap |
locative | pallanchikpi | pallanchikkunapi |
terminative | pallanchikkama | pallanchikkunakama |
ablative | pallanchikmanta | pallanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | pallanchikwan | pallanchikkunawan |
comitative | pallanchiknintin | pallanchikkunantin |
abessive | pallanchikninnaq | pallanchikkunannaq |
comparative | pallanchikhina | pallanchikkunahina |
causative | pallanchikrayku | pallanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | pallanchikpaq | pallanchikkunapaq |
associative | pallanchikpura | pallanchikkunapura |
distributive | pallanchikninka | pallanchikkunanka |
exclusive | pallanchiklla | pallanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallayku | pallaykukuna |
accusative | pallaykuta | pallaykukunata |
dative | pallaykuman | pallaykukunaman |
genitive | pallaykupa | pallaykukunap |
locative | pallaykupi | pallaykukunapi |
terminative | pallaykukama | pallaykukunakama |
ablative | pallaykumanta | pallaykukunamanta |
instrumental | pallaykuwan | pallaykukunawan |
comitative | pallaykuntin | pallaykukunantin |
abessive | pallaykunnaq | pallaykukunannaq |
comparative | pallaykuhina | pallaykukunahina |
causative | pallaykurayku | pallaykukunarayku |
benefactive | pallaykupaq | pallaykukunapaq |
associative | pallaykupura | pallaykukunapura |
distributive | pallaykunka | pallaykukunanka |
exclusive | pallaykulla | pallaykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallaykichik | pallaykichikkuna |
accusative | pallaykichikta | pallaykichikkunata |
dative | pallaykichikman | pallaykichikkunaman |
genitive | pallaykichikpa | pallaykichikkunap |
locative | pallaykichikpi | pallaykichikkunapi |
terminative | pallaykichikkama | pallaykichikkunakama |
ablative | pallaykichikmanta | pallaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | pallaykichikwan | pallaykichikkunawan |
comitative | pallaykichiknintin | pallaykichikkunantin |
abessive | pallaykichikninnaq | pallaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | pallaykichikhina | pallaykichikkunahina |
causative | pallaykichikrayku | pallaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | pallaykichikpaq | pallaykichikkunapaq |
associative | pallaykichikpura | pallaykichikkunapura |
distributive | pallaykichikninka | pallaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | pallaykichiklla | pallaykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | pallanku | pallankukuna |
accusative | pallankuta | pallankukunata |
dative | pallankuman | pallankukunaman |
genitive | pallankupa | pallankukunap |
locative | pallankupi | pallankukunapi |
terminative | pallankukama | pallankukunakama |
ablative | pallankumanta | pallankukunamanta |
instrumental | pallankuwan | pallankukunawan |
comitative | pallankuntin | pallankukunantin |
abessive | pallankunnaq | pallankukunannaq |
comparative | pallankuhina | pallankukunahina |
causative | pallankurayku | pallankukunarayku |
benefactive | pallankupaq | pallankukunapaq |
associative | pallankupura | pallankukunapura |
distributive | pallankunka | pallankukunanka |
exclusive | pallankulla | pallankukunalla |
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin palea.
Noun
palla f
- (Campidanese) straw
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- padda
Etymology
From Italian palla (“ball”), see above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpalːa/
- Hyphenation: pal‧la
Noun
palla f (plural palli)
- ball
Spanish
Verb
palla
- inflection of pallar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Etymology 1
Derived from Swedish criminal cant pall (“apple”). Attested since 1898.
Verb
palla (present pallar, preterite pallade, supine pallat, imperative palla)
- (colloquial) to steal apples (or sometimes other fruit), especially from trees
- Ska vi gå och palla hos grannen?
- Shall we go and nick apples from the neighbor's tree?
- Knyckarbyxorna var fulla av pallade äpplen
- The knickerbockers were full of nicked apples.
- Synonyms: stjäla (“steal”), knycka (“nick”)
Etymology 2
Affix of pall + -ar, from stå pall (“stand firm”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan, from Low German pall staan.
Interjection sense possibly an ellipsis of the negative pallar inte ("do not have energy/stamina/will").
Verb
palla (present pallar, preterite pallade, supine pallat, imperative palla)
- (colloquial) To have enough strength, will, or stamina for something. [since 1912]
- Pallar du en runda till?
- Do you have strength/energy for another round?
- Synonyms: (dialectal) gitta, idas, orka, (archaic) tya
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | palla | pallas | ||
Supine | pallat | pallats | ||
Imperative | palla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | pallen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | pallar | pallade | pallas | pallades |
Ind. plural1 | palla | pallade | pallas | pallades |
Subjunctive2 | palle | pallade | palles | pallades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | pallande | |||
Past participle | pallad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Interjection
palla
- (colloquial, can be seen as rude) to not have enough strength, will or stamina; to not be bothered to
- – Ska vi gå på bio?
– Palla!- – Shall we go and watch a movie?
– I don't have enough energy! / – I can't be bothered to!
- – Shall we go and watch a movie?
References
- palla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- palla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- pall in Svensk ordbok (SO)