Ballen

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See also: ballen, Bällen, and bällen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

Ballen m (genitive Ballens, plural Ballen)

  1. bale
  2. (of a hand or foot) ball, pad

Declension

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Noun

Ballen n (genitive Ballens, no plural)

  1. gerund of ballen

Declension

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References

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

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