ballar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan balar, from Late Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈʎaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

ballar (first-person singular present ballo, first-person singular preterite ballí, past participle ballat)

1. to dance

   Synonym: dansar

Related terms

• ball
• ballarí

Further reading

• “ballar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ballar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ballar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ballar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive singular of böllur

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ballar m pl

1. plural indefinite of ball

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Old Norse

Noun

1. indefinite genitive singular of bǫllr

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Swedish

Noun

ballar

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of balle

Anagrams

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