balla
English
Alternative forms
Noun
balla (plural ballas)
- (nonstandard, slang) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball).
- Wow! This guy's a serious balla; he's gonna go pro.
Catalan
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German valle, from Old High German falla, from fallan (“to fall”). Cognate with German Falle.
Noun
balla f (plural balln)
- (Sette Comuni) trap
- De maus is gasnappet untar de balla.
- The mouse is caught in the trap.
Declension
References
- “balla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Faroese
Verb
balla (third person singular past indicative ballaði, third person plural past indicative ballað, supine ballað)
- to wrap
Conjugation
| v-30 | ||||
| infinitive | balla | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | ballandi | |||
| past participle a6 | ballaður | |||
| supine | ballað | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | balli | ballar | ballar | balla |
| past | ballaði | ballaði | ballaði | ballaðu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | balla! | — | ballið! |
French
Icelandic
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠə/
- (West Muskerry) IPA(key): /ˈfˠɑl̪ˠə/
Declension
Fourth declension
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
- balla adóibe (“adobe wall”)
- balla beag (“bed-wall”) (in old houses)
- balla brící (“brick wall”)
- ballachlár (“wallboard”)
- balla cloiche (“stone wall”)
- balla fód (“earthen wall”)
- balla fuar (“dry, unmortared, wall”)
- balla istigh (“inner wall; inner side of wall”)
- balla mór (“main wall”)
- balla taca (“breast-wall”)
- ceannbhalla (“headwall; hanging wall”)
- cúlbhalla (“back wall”)
- donnóg an bhalla (“wall brown”)
- frithbhalla (“counterscarp”)
- idirbhalla (“party wall”)
- páipéar balla (“wallpaper”)
- taobh-bhalla (“side-wall”)
- uchtbhalla (“parapet”)
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| balla | bhalla | mballa |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Italian
Etymology 1
Uncertain.
- From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ball.
- From Lombardic *palla, *balla.
Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla.
Noun
balla f (plural balle)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Romansch
Noun
balla f (plural ballas)
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɫ̪ə/
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| balla | bhalla |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |