balla
English
Noun
balla (plural ballas)
- (slang, nonstandard) Alternative form of baller (all senses except "person who divides molten metal")
Catalan
Verb
balla
- third-person singular present indicative form of ballar
- second-person singular imperative form of ballar
Cimbrian
Noun
balla f (plural balln)
- (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of valla
Declension
singular | plural | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | an | de | balla | de | balln |
accusative | an | de | balla | de | balln |
dative | anara | dar | balln | in | balln |
Faroese
Etymology
Related to sense 3 of English bale (“to wrap into a bale”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
Verb
balla (third person singular past indicative ballaði, third person plural past indicative ballað, supine ballað)
- to wrap
Conjugation
Conjugation of balla (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | balla | |
supine | ballað | |
participle (a6)1 | ballandi | ballaður |
present | past | |
first singular | balli | ballaði |
second singular | ballar | ballaði |
third singular | ballar | ballaði |
plural | balla | ballaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | balla! | |
plural | ballið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: ballas, ballât
Verb
balla
- third-person singular past historic of baller
Icelandic
Noun
balla
- indefinite genitive plural of böllur
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal‧lá
- IPA(key): /balˈla/, [bɐlˈla]
Noun
ballá
- frenzy
- (medicine) rabies
- white fish
Derived terms
- agballa
Irish
Alternative forms
- falla (Munster)
Etymology
From Middle Irish *balla, from Middle English wal, from Old English weall (“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”).
Pronunciation
- (Aran) IPA(key): /ˈbˠɑl̪ˠə/
- (Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠə/
- Homophone: baladh (Cois Fharraige)
Noun
balla m (genitive singular balla, nominative plural ballaí)
- (Connacht, Ulster) wall
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
| Forms with the definite article
|
Derived terms
- balla adóibe (“adobe wall”)
- balla beag (“bed-wall (in old houses)”)
- balla brící (“brick wall”)
- ballachlár (“wallboard”)
- balla cloiche (“stone wall”)
- balla fód (“earthen wall”)
- balla fuar (“dry, unmortared, wall”)
- balla istigh (“inner wall; inner side of wall”)
- balla mór (“main wall”)
- balla taca (“breast-wall”)
- ceannbhalla (“headwall; hanging wall”)
- cúlbhalla (“back wall”)
- donnóg an bhalla (“wall brown”)
- frithbhalla (“counterscarp”)
- idirbhalla (“party wall”)
- páipéar balla (“wallpaper”)
- taobh-bhalla (“side-wall”)
- uchtbhalla (“parapet”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
---|---|---|
Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
balla | bhalla | mballa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “balla”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/
- Rhymes: -alla
- Hyphenation: bàl‧la
Etymology 1
Uncertain.
- From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ball.
- From Lombardic *palla, *balla.
Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla.
Noun
balla f (plural balle, diminutive ballétta or ballettìna, augmentative ballóna, pejorative ballàccia)
- large bundle, torsello, bale, reap
- Synonyms: fagotto, fardello
- falsehood, lie, malarkey
- Synonyms: bugia, frottola, fandonia
- (vulgar, usually in the plural) testicle, bollock
- Synonyms: palla, coglione
Derived terms
- imballare
- sballare
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: بالیه (balya)
- Turkish: balya
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
balla
- inflection of ballare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- ballene
Noun
balla n pl
- definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
balla n pl
- definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)
Romansch
Noun
balla f (plural ballas)
- (sports, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ball
Synonyms
- (Sutsilvan) bura
- (Surmiran) bora
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish *balla, from Middle English wal, from Old English weall (“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, roll”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɫ̪ə/
Noun
balla m (genitive singular balla, plural ballachan)
- (architecture) wall
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
---|---|
Radical | Lenition |
balla | bhalla |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “balla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page balla
Swedish
Adjective
balla
- absolute singular definite and plural form of ball.
See also
- balla ur