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==Norwegian==
==Norwegian Bokmål==
{{wikipedia|lang=no}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|non|no}} {{term|bǫllr|lang=non}}.
From {{etyl|non|nb}} {{term|bǫllr|lang=non}}.


===Noun===
====Noun====
{{head|nb|noun|g=m|definite singular|ballen|indefinite plural|baller|definite plural|ballene}}
{{head|no|noun|g=m}}


# [[#English|ball]] (solid or hollow sphere)
# a {{l|en|ball}} (''solid or hollow sphere'')
# a {{l|en|ball}} (''object, usually spherical, used for playing games'')


====Inflection====
=====Derived terms=====
* [[fotball]]
{{no-noun-infl|nb-class=m1|nn-class=m1}}
* {{l|nb|snøball}}


{{wikipedia|lang=no|ball (dans)}}
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====Derived terms====
===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|fr|nb}} {{term|bal|lang=fr}}

====Noun====
{{head|nb|noun|g=n|definite singular|ballet|indefinite plural|ball|or|baller|definite plural|balla|or|ballene}}

# a {{l|en|ball}} (''formal social occasion involving dancing'')

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=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nb|ballkjole}}

===References===
* {{R:Dokumentasjonsprosjektet}}

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==Norwegian Nynorsk==
{{wikipedia|lang=nn}}

===Etymology 1===
From {{etyl|non|nn}} {{term|bǫllr|lang=non}}

====Noun====
{{head|nn|noun|g=m|definite singular|ballen|indefinite plural|ballar|definite plural|ballane}}

# a {{l|en|ball}} (''solid or hollow sphere'')
# a {{l|en|ball}} (''object, usually spherical, used for playing games'')

=====Derived terms=====
* [[fotball]]
* [[fotball]]
* [[snøball]]
* {{l|nn|snøball}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|fr|nn}} {{term|bal|lang=fr}}

====Noun====
{{head|nn|noun|g=n|definite singular|ballet|indefinite plural|ball|definite plural|balla}}

# a {{l|en|ball}} (''formal social occasion involving dancing'')

=====Derived terms=====
* {{l|nn|ballkjole}}


====References====
===References===
* {{R:Dokumentasjonsprosjektet}}
* {{R:Dokumentasjonsprosjektet}}


Revision as of 17:58, 17 May 2014

See also: Ball, bal, bál, bål, and baḻ

English

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Commons
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English (deprecated template usage) bal, (deprecated template usage) ball, (deprecated template usage) balle, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Template:term/t, Template:term/t or (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) bǫllr (whence the Icelandic (deprecated template usage) böllur), both from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic Template:term/t, Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t. Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Saxon (deprecated template usage) ball, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) bal, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German (deprecated template usage) bal, (deprecated template usage) ballo ((deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Ball; (deprecated template usage) Ballen). Related forms in Romance are borrowings from Germanic. See also Template:l/en, Template:l/en.

Noun

A basketball

ball (plural balls)

  1. A solid or hollow sphere, or part thereof.
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    1. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
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    2. (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
      1. A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
    3. A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body.
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    4. (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
    5. The globe; the earthly sphere.
    6. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
    7. (mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
    8. An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
  2. (sports) The use of a round or ellipsoidal object.
    1. Any simple game involving a ball.
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    2. (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
    3. (pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
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    4. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
    5. (soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
  3. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
    1. Nonsense.
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    2. Courage.
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  4. (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
  5. (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
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Synonyms
Derived terms
solid or hollow sphere

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testicle

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Translations
in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense
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Verb

ball (third-person singular simple present balls, present participle balling, simple past and past participle balled)

  1. (deprecated template usage) (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
    to ball cotton
  2. (deprecated template usage) (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
  3. (deprecated template usage) (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
  4. (deprecated template usage) (transitive, intransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
    The horse balls; the snow balls.
  5. (deprecated template usage) (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
Synonyms
Translations

Interjection

ball

  1. (deprecated template usage) (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
    2007: A good tackle (and some bad ones) will bring a cry of "Ball!" from the crowd – a plea for a holding the ball free kick. — AFL Sydney Swans Rules Zone [1]

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) bal, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "LL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. ballare.

Noun

ball (plural balls)

  1. A formal dance.
  2. (deprecated template usage) (informal) A very enjoyable time.
    I had a ball at that concert
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

ball m (plural balls)

  1. dance
  2. ball, formal dance

Synonyms

Related terms

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) balle.

Noun

ball

  1. estimation, score

Declension

Declension of ball
nominative ball
genitive ballnıñ
dative ballğa
accusative ballnı
locative ballda
ablative balldan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[2], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Icelandic

Noun

ball n (genitive singular balls, nominative plural böll)

  1. dance

Irish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Irish (deprecated template usage) ball, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic Template:term/t, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European Template:term/t, Template:term/t; compare English (deprecated template usage) ball, Greek (deprecated template usage) φαλλός (phallós).

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. limb
  2. member

Declension

Declension of ball

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ball baill
Vocative a bhaill a bhalla
Genitive baill ball
Dative ball baill

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an ball na baill
Genitive an bhaill na mball
Dative leis an mball

don bhall

leis na baill

Mutation

Template:ga mut cons

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) bǫllr.

Noun

ball m (definite singular ballen, indefinite plural baller, definite plural ballene)

  1. a ball (solid or hollow sphere)
  2. a ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
Derived terms
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) bal

Noun

ball n (definite singular ballet, indefinite plural ball or baller, definite plural balla or ballene)

  1. a ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)
Derived terms

References

  • “ball” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse (deprecated template usage) bǫllr

Noun

ball m (definite singular ballen, indefinite plural ballar, definite plural ballane)

  1. a ball (solid or hollow sphere)
  2. a ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) bal

Noun

ball n (definite singular ballet, indefinite plural ball, definite plural balla)

  1. a ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)
Derived terms

References

  • “ball” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ball m (genitive singular buill, plural buill)

  1. ball
  2. member (of a group)
  3. article, item
  4. organ (of a body)
  5. limb

Derived terms

Swedish

Adjective

ball ˈbal

  1. (deprecated template usage) (slang) cool, hip, fun, entertaining
    Det är ballt att åka skateboard.
    It’s cool to ride a skateboard.

Declension

Inflection of ball
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular ball ballare ballast
Neuter singular ballt ballare ballast
Plural balla ballare ballast
Masculine plural3 balle ballare ballast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 balle ballare ballaste
All balla ballare ballaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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