balma

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bauma

Etymology

From Paleo-Hispanic. Related to a Gaulish *balma, as found in Medieval Latin balma (“cavern”), Lombard balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbal.mə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbal.ma]

Noun

balma f (plural balmes)

1. shallow cave, opening under a ledge

Derived terms

• balmar-se

Further reading

• “balma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “balma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin balma (“cavern”), to Gaulish *balma. Related to Catalan balma; Lombard balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.ma/
• Rhymes: -alma
• Hyphenation: bàl‧ma

Noun

balma f (plural balme)

1. cavern

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *balma. Related to Catalan balma; French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma.

Noun

balma f (genitive balmae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) cavern

Descendants

• Italian: balma
• Lombard: balma
• Middle High German: balm
  • German: Balm

Lombard

Etymology

From Latin balma or Gaulish *balma. Related to Italian balma; Catalan balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma.

Noun

balma f

1. cavern, grotto