Ball

See also ball, bal, bál, bål, and baḻ

English

Proper noun

Ball

1. A surname.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bal/, X-SAMPA: /bal/
• Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

From Old High German bal.

Noun

Ball m (genitive Balls or Balles, plural Bälle)

1. ball (any roughly spherical object; spherical object used in games)

Declension

declension of Ball

	singular			plural
m gender	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ball	die	Bälle
genitive	eines	des	Balles, Balls	der	Bälle
dative	einem	dem	Ball, Balle (archaic)	den	Bällen
accusative	einen	den	Ball	die	Bälle

Synonyms

• Kugel f

Derived terms

Derived terms

Basketball, Korbball Fußball, Fussball Handball

Kopfball Schneeball Tennisball

Etymology 2

From French bal.

Noun

Ball m

1. (dance) ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)

Synonyms

• Tanzball m (dance)

Derived terms

• Ballsaal

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bal/

Noun

Ball m (plural Bäll)

1. ball