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Afrikaans[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle
Dutch[edit]
Verb[edit]
balle
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle French balle, from northern Italian balla.
Noun[edit]
balle f (plural balles)
- (small) ball
- balle de golf
- golf ball
- balle de tennis
- tennis ball
- bullet
- (colloquial) franc (French franc), euro
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- ballon (larger ball)
- boule, boulette
- pare-balles
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle French balle (“large bundle, package”), from Old French bale (“rolled-up bundle, packet of goods”) and Medieval Latin bala, of Germanic origin. Doublet of English ball.
Noun[edit]
balle f (plural balles)
Etymology 3[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle f (uncountable)
- chaff (inedible casing of a grain seed)
References[edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Anagrams[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “balle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
balle
- inflection of ballen:
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle f
Anagrams[edit]
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle f (5th declension)
- ball (old-fashioned spacious, luxurious dancing party)
- balles tērps ― ball dress, clothes
- zaļumu balle ― open-air ball, dancing party
- masku balle ― masquerade (lit. mask ball)
- (colloquial) a small party, with food and drinks
- vakar pēc sapulces ceplī bijusi īsta balle ― yesterday after the meeting in the kiln there was a real ball
Declension[edit]
Declension of balle (5th declension)
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle f (5th declension)
Declension[edit]
Declension of balle (5th declension)
Limburgish[edit]
Verb[edit]
balle
- to play with a ball
Conjugation[edit]
Montfortian conjugation of balle (first conjugation)
| non-finite forms | infinitive | gerund | present participle | past participle | adjective | adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (tö) balle | 't balle n | ballendj | höbbe gebal | gebaldje, gebaldjer, gebaldjes | gebaldj, gebaldjelik | |
| number & tense | verb-second order | verb-first order | ||||
| present | past | subjunctive | present | past | subjunctive | |
| first person singular | bal | baldje | balle | bal | baldje-n | balle-n |
| second person singular | bals | baldjes | balle | bals | baldjes | baller |
| third person singular | baltj | baldje | balle | baltj'r | baldje | baller |
| first person plural | balle | baldje | balle | baltj | baldje | balle |
| second person plural | baltj | baldje | balle | baltj | baldje | balletj |
| third person plural | balle | baldje | balle | balle | baldje | baller |
| other forms | noun | imperative singular impolite | imperative singular polite | imperative dual | imperative plural | inclusive |
| 't gebal n | bal! | baltj! | baltj, balletj! | baltj! | ballem | |
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle
- Alternative form of bal
Middle French[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From northern Italian balla (“ball”).
Noun[edit]
balle f (plural balles)
- ball (spherical object used in games)
- small metal ball used as artillery
Descendants[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old French balle, from Frankish *balla, from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”).
Noun[edit]
balle f (plural balles)
Descendants[edit]
- French: balle
Moore[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
balle
- ball (object)
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Jersey) (file)
Noun[edit]
balle f (plural balles)
Derived terms[edit]
- balle-à-leunettes (“jack o'lantern”)
- balle dé l'yi (“eyeball”)
Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
balle
- inflection of ballat:
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective[edit]
balle
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Swedish balder, baller, from Old Norse bǫllr, from Proto-Germanic *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”). Doublet of boll and bulle. Compare Old English bealluc, English bollock, Danish balde (“buttock”).
Noun[edit]
balle c (colloquial)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of balle | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | balle | ballen | ballar | ballarna |
| Genitive | balles | ballens | ballars | ballarnas |
Etymology 3[edit]
Originally derived from ballen, a contraction of balkongen (“the balcony”).
Noun[edit]
balle c (colloquial)
- (humorous) balcony
- 2021 April 21, Patrik Isaksson, “patrikisakssonofficial”, in Instagram[1]:
- Sitter på ballen nu å njuter. Hoppas ni har en härlig dag.
- Sitting on the balcony now enjoying. Hope you have a wonderful day.
- 2021 September 21, Kenza Zouiten, “Sitter på ballen med en kall cola”, in Kenzas.se[2]:
- Jag har hittat internet ute på ballen! Inte så stark signalstyrka dock så det går lite segt…
- I found internet out on the balcony! Not so strong signal strength though so it's a bit slow…
References[edit]
- balle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- balle in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- balle in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- balder in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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