bal

See also bál, bål, baḻ, băl, bæl, ball, and Ball

Crimean Tatar

Noun

bal

1. honey, mead
2. ball, dance party.

Declension

    declension of bal

nominative	bal
genitive	balnıñ
dative	balğa
accusative	balnı
locative	balda
ablative	baldan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑl
• IPA: /bɑl/

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Noun

bal m (plural ballen, diminutive balletje)

1. a ball or any object with such a shape
2. (informal) testicle, nut
3. (sports) pass, shot

   Lekker balletje! - Nice pass/shot!

bal n (plural bals, diminutive balletje)

1. ball, dance party.

Verb

bal

1. first-person singular present indicative of ballen
2. imperative of ballen

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bal/, X-SAMPA: /bal/

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Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. dance party, ball.

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɒl/

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Adjective

bal (comparative balabb, superlative legbalabb)

1. left

Antonyms

• jobb

Derived terms

• (Compound words): baleset, balítélet, baloldali, balszerencse
• (Expressions): bal lábbal kel fel

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Lojban

Rafsi

bal

1. rafsi of banli.

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Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baːl/

Adverb

bal

1. nearly, almost

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [bal]

Noun

bal m

1. ball (formal dance)

Declension

    declension of bal

	singular	plural
nominative	bal	bale
genitive	balu	balów
dative	balowi	balom
accusative	bal	bale
instrumental	balem	balami
locative	balu	balach
vocative	balu	bale

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Romani

Etymology

Cognate with बाल (bāl), Punjabi ਵਾਲ (vāl, “hair”).

Noun

bal m (plural bal)

1. a single hair
2. (plural) hair

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Romansch

Etymology

Borrowing from French bal, from Late Latin ballare.

Noun

bal m (plural bals)

1. ball (formal dance)

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

bal m (Cyrillic spelling бал)

1. ball (dance)

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Swedish

Noun

bal c

1. bale, bundle (big packet of things).
2. Formal gathering for dance, ball.

Declension

Declension of bal 1

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bal	balen	balar	balarna
genitive	bals	balens	balars	balarnas

Declension of bal 2

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bal	balen	baler	balerna
genitive	bals	balens	balers	balernas

Related terms

bale

• bala
• balning
• balpress
• halmbal
• höbal
• pappersbal

ball

• baldrottning
• balett
• balklänning
• balsal
• maskeradbal
• operabal

References

• bal in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)

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Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bạl (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɑɫ/

Noun

bal (definite accusative balı, plural ballar)

1. honey

Declension

declension of bal

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	bal	ballar
definite accusative (belirtme)	balı	balları
dative (yönelme)	bala	ballara
locative (bulunma)	balda	ballarda
ablative (çıkma)	baldan	ballardan
genitive (tamlayan)	balın	balların

    possessive forms of bal

	singular	plural
benim (my)	balım	ballarım
senin (your)	balın	balların
onun (his/her/its)	balı	balları
bizim (our)	balımız	ballarımız
sizin (your)	balınız	ballarınız
onların (their)	balı/balları	balları

Derived terms

• bal arısı

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Volapük

Volapük cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : bal

Numeral

bal

1. (cardinal) one