baille
See also: baillé, báille, bâille, and bâillé
Asturian
Noun
baille m (plural bailles)
- dance
Verb
baille
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of baillar
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- baila (Luserna)
Etymology
From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“time, period of time, while”). Cognate with German Weile, English while.
Noun
baille f
- (Sette Comuni) moment, while
- An de spaitest an baille khimmich met diar.
- If you wait a moment I'll come with you.
Related terms
- bail
References
- “baille” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
French
Etymology
From Late Latin baiula, from the feminine of baiulus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baj/
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Noun
baille f (plural bailles)
- tub
- water
Descendants
- → Middle Low German: ballie
- → Danish: balje
- → Icelandic: bali
- → Norwegian: balje
- → Swedish: balja
- → Danish: balje
- → Polish: balia
Further reading
- “baille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- labile