balle

Dutch

Verb

balle

1. singular present subjunctive of ballen.

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Pronunciation

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• IPA: /bal/, X-SAMPA: /bal/

Etymology 1

From Middle French balle from Northern Italian balla (“ball”), of Germanic origin, from Lombardic balla, palla (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bholn- (“bubble”), from PIE base *bhel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”). Akin to Old High German ballo, bal (“ball”) (German Ballen (“bale”); Ball (“ball”)). More at ball.

Noun

balle f. (plural balles)

1. (small) ball

   Balle de golf - Golf ball

   Balle de tennis - Tennis ball

2. bullet
3. (colloquial) franc (French franc)

See also

• ballon (larger ball)
• boule, boulette
• perce-balles

Etymology 2

From Middle French balle (“large bundle, package”), from Old French bale (“rolled-up bundle, packet of goods”), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *balla, from Proto-Germanic *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bholn- (“bubble”), from PIE base *bhel- (“to swell, inflate, blow”). Akin to Old High German balo "pack, bale", balla "ball", Middle High German bal, balle "clench, bale, ball" (German Ballen "bale"). More at bale.

Noun

balle f. (plural balles)

1. bundle of goods, packet tied and held together with string

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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German

Verb

balle

1. First-person singular present of ballen.
2. Imperative singular of ballen.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of ballen.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of ballen.

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Italian

Noun

balle f.

1. Plural form of balla.

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Limburgish

Noun

balle n

1. playing with a ball

Verb

balle

1. to play with a ball

First conjugation (Montfortian)

	Present SV	Past SV	Present VS	Past VS	Subjunctive SV	Subjunctive VS
First person singular	ich bal	ich baldje	bal ich	baldje-n ich	ich balle	balle-n ich
Second person singular	doe bals	doe baldjes	bals se	baldjes se	doe balle	baller-doe
Third person singular	dae baltj	dae baldje	baltj'r	baldje d'r	dae balle	baller-dae
First person plural	weer balle	weer baldje	baltj v'r	baldje v'r	weer balle	balle v'r
Second person plural	geer baltj	geer baldje	baltj g'r	baldje g'r	geer balle	balletj g'r
Third person plural	die balle	die baldje	balle die	baldje die	die balle	baller-die
Other:	Infinitive	Gerund	Present particle	Past particle	Adjective	Adverb
Conjugation:	(tö) balle	't balle n	ballendj	höbbe gebaldj	gebaldj(e/e-n/er/es)	gebaldj(elik)
Other:	Noun	Imperative singular impolite	Imperative singular polite	Imperative dual	Imperative plural	Ènkelzief
Conjugation:	't gebal n	bal!	baltj!	bal(le)tj!	baltj!	ballem

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Swedish

Adjective

balle

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of ball.

Noun

balle c.

1. (colloquial) penis; shlong
2. (colloquial) testicle, usually in the plural

Declension

Declension of balle

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	balle	ballen	ballar	ballarna
genitive	balles	ballens	ballars	ballarnas