ballen
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Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
ballen
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
ballen
- (intransitive) to play with a ball
- (transitive) to form into a ball or similar shape; to clasp, clench (into a fist)
- (transitive, vulgar) to fuck
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of ballen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | ballen | |||
past singular | balde | |||
past participle | gebald | |||
infinitive | ballen | |||
gerund | ballen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | bal | balde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | balt | balde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | balt | balde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | balt | balde | ||
3rd person singular | balt | balde | ||
plural | ballen | balden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | balle | balde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ballen | balden | ||
imperative sing. | bal | |||
imperative plur.1 | balt | |||
participles | ballend | gebald | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
ballen
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Either from Old High German or borrowed from Old French bale, or a related term in the Romance family. Probably cognate with English bale, which is itself of similar uncertain etymological derivation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Verb[edit]
ballen (weak, third-person singular present ballt, past tense ballte, past participle geballt, auxiliary haben)
- to agglomerate
- to bale
- (fist) to clench
- (clouds) to gather
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | ballen | ||||
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present participle | ballend | ||||
past participle | geballt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich balle | wir ballen | i | ich balle | wir ballen |
du ballst | ihr ballt | du ballest | ihr ballet | ||
er ballt | sie ballen | er balle | sie ballen | ||
preterite | ich ballte | wir ballten | ii | ich ballte1 | wir ballten1 |
du balltest | ihr balltet | du balltest1 | ihr balltet1 | ||
er ballte | sie ballten | er ballte1 | sie ballten1 | ||
imperative | ball (du) balle (du) |
ballt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ballen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “ballen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “ballen” in Duden online
- “ballen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Huave[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish ballena.
Noun[edit]
ballen
References[edit]
- Stairs Kreger, Glenn Albert; Scharfe de Stairs, Emily Florence; Olvaries Oviedo, Proceso; Ponce Villanueva, Tereso; Comonfort Llave, Lorenzo (1981) Diccionario huave de San Mateo del Mar (Serie de vocabularios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 24)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 85
Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ballen
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
ballen m
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
ballen m
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
ballen
- definite singular of balle
- (humorous) Contraction of balkongen (“the balcony”).
- 2021 April 21, Patrik Isaksson, “patrikisakssonofficial”, in Instagram[2]:
- 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[3]:
- 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…
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