Ballon

See also: ballon

German

Etymology

From French ballon, which comes from Italian pallone (meaning "large ball"). This Italian word is an enlargement of palla (ball), which has Germanic roots.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [baˈlɔŋ], in South German IPA(key): [baˈloːn], (rarely Frenchified) as IPA(key): [baˈlõ]
  • (file)

Noun

Ballon m (genitive Ballons, plural Ballons)

  1. balloon

Hyponyms

Derived terms

See also

  • Montgolfiere
  • Kong-Ming-Laterne

Declension

References

  1. compare to "Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion" (publisher): Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 6. edition. Duden press, Mannheim/Leipzig/Vienna/Zurich 2007, →ISBN, page 243

Further reading

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