Ballen

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See also: ballen and Bällen

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German balle, Old High German ballo. Cognate with Dutch baal, English bale, French balle.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbalən/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Ballen m (strong, genitive Ballens, plural Ballen)

  1. bale
    Hyponym: Heuballen
  2. (anatomy, of a hand or foot) ball, pad
    Hyponyms: Fußballen, Handballen

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

Ballen n (strong, genitive Ballens, no plural)

  1. gerund of ballen

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Ballen”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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