balsa

See also: balsą and Balsa

English

balsa tree flower

balsa wood used as construction material

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balsa, from , probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːl.sə/, /ˈbæl.sə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑlsə/

Noun

balsa (countable and uncountable, plural balsas)

1. A large tree, , native to tropical America, with wood that is very light in weight.
2. (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
3. A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

Translations

a tree

• Bulgarian: балсово дърво (balsovo dǎrvo)
• Finnish: balsa (fi)
• French: balsa (fr) m
• German: Balsabaum (de) m
• Hawaiian: haulāpa
• Hebrew: עץ (he) (ets)
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• Irish: balsa m
• Italian: balsa (it) m
• Persian: بالسا
• Portuguese: balsa (pt) f
• Romanian: balsa (ro) m

wood

• Bulgarian: балсово дърво (balsovo dǎrvo)
• Czech: balza f
• Finnish: balsa (fi)
• French: balsa (fr) m
• German: Balsa (de) n, Balsaholz (de) n
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• Hawaiian: haulāpa
• Hebrew: עץ (he) (ets)
• Irish: balsa m
• Portuguese: balsa (pt) f
• Romanian: balsa (ro) m

a raft or float

• Bulgarian: лек сал (lek sal)
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• Hebrew: רפסודה (he) (rafsoda)

Further reading

• balsa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• balsa tree on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Ba'als, Baals, Baʿals, albas, baals, balas, basal, blaas, laabs, sabal

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bal‧sa

Noun

balsa

1. balsa (wood)

Declension

Inflection of balsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		balsa	balsat
genitive		balsan	balsojen
partitive		balsaa	balsoja
illative		balsaan	balsoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		balsa	balsat
accusative	nom.	balsa	balsat
	gen.	balsan
genitive		balsan	balsojen balsain rare
partitive		balsaa	balsoja
inessive		balsassa	balsoissa
elative		balsasta	balsoista
illative		balsaan	balsoihin
adessive		balsalla	balsoilla
ablative		balsalta	balsoilta
allative		balsalle	balsoille
essive		balsana	balsoina
translative		balsaksi	balsoiksi
abessive		balsatta	balsoitta
instructive		—	balsoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of balsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative balsani balsani accusative nom. balsani balsani gen. balsani genitive balsani balsojeni balsaini rare partitive balsaani balsojani inessive balsassani balsoissani elative balsastani balsoistani illative balsaani balsoihini adessive balsallani balsoillani ablative balsaltani balsoiltani allative balsalleni balsoilleni essive balsanani balsoinani translative balsakseni balsoikseni abessive balsattani balsoittani instructive — — comitative — balsoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative balsasi balsasi accusative nom. balsasi balsasi gen. balsasi genitive balsasi balsojesi balsaisi rare partitive balsaasi balsojasi inessive balsassasi balsoissasi elative balsastasi balsoistasi illative balsaasi balsoihisi adessive balsallasi balsoillasi ablative balsaltasi balsoiltasi allative balsallesi balsoillesi essive balsanasi balsoinasi translative balsaksesi balsoiksesi abessive balsattasi balsoittasi instructive — — comitative — balsoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative balsamme balsamme accusative nom. balsamme balsamme gen. balsamme genitive balsamme balsojemme balsaimme rare partitive balsaamme balsojamme inessive balsassamme balsoissamme elative balsastamme balsoistamme illative balsaamme balsoihimme adessive balsallamme balsoillamme ablative balsaltamme balsoiltamme allative balsallemme balsoillemme essive balsanamme balsoinamme translative balsaksemme balsoiksemme abessive balsattamme balsoittamme instructive — — comitative — balsoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative balsanne balsanne accusative nom. balsanne balsanne gen. balsanne genitive balsanne balsojenne balsainne rare partitive balsaanne balsojanne inessive balsassanne balsoissanne elative balsastanne balsoistanne illative balsaanne balsoihinne adessive balsallanne balsoillanne ablative balsaltanne balsoiltanne allative balsallenne balsoillenne essive balsananne balsoinanne translative balsaksenne balsoiksenne abessive balsattanne balsoittanne instructive — — comitative — balsoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative balsansa balsansa accusative nom. balsansa balsansa gen. balsansa genitive balsansa balsojensa balsainsa rare partitive balsaansa balsojaan balsojansa inessive balsassaan balsassansa balsoissaan balsoissansa elative balsastaan balsastansa balsoistaan balsoistansa illative balsaansa balsoihinsa adessive balsallaan balsallansa balsoillaan balsoillansa ablative balsaltaan balsaltansa balsoiltaan balsoiltansa allative balsalleen balsallensa balsoilleen balsoillensa essive balsanaan balsanansa balsoinaan balsoinansa translative balsakseen balsaksensa balsoikseen balsoiksensa abessive balsattaan balsattansa balsoittaan balsoittansa instructive — — comitative — balsoineen balsoinensa

Derived terms

• balsapuu

Anagrams

• slaba

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French

Noun

balsa m (plural balsas)

1. balsa (tree, wood)

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Galician

Noun

balsa f (plural balsas)

1. raft
2. balsa (tree)
3. balsa (wood)

Further reading

• “balsa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English balsa, from Spanish balsa.

Noun

balsa m (genitive singular balsa)

1. balsa (tree, wood)

Declension

Declension of balsa

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative balsa Vocative a bhalsa Genitive balsa Dative balsa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an balsa Genitive an bhalsa Dative leis an mbalsa don bhalsa

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
balsa	bhalsa	mbalsa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “balsa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalːsa/

Noun

balsa

1. mound, tussock

Inflection

Even a-stem, ls-lss gradation
Nominative	balsa
Genitive	balssa
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	balsa	balssat
Accusative	balssa	balssaid
Genitive	balssa	balssaid
Illative	balsii	balssaide
Locative	balssas	balssain
Comitative	balssain	balssaiguin
Essive	balsan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person balsan balsame balsamet 2nd person balsat balsade balsadet 3rd person balsas balsaska balsaset

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish balsa.

Noun

balsa f (plural s)

1. raft
2. ferry

   Synonyms: ferryboat, ferribote

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Spanish

Etymology

From , probably Basque [Term?] or Iberian [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalsa/ [ˈbal.sa]

Noun

balsa f (plural balsas)

1. pool

   Synonym: charco

2. raft
3. ferry
4. balsa (tree)

Derived terms

• balsa salvavidas
• balsero

 

Further reading

• “balsa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish balsa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bal‧sa

Noun

balsa

1. raft