Contionary:balet

Lifashian

Etymology

Likely from a late Proto-Indo-European form *bʰl-é-tos, which would make it distantly related to English ball, and a doublet of ball.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [bæˈlet]

Noun

balet m (1st declension, pl. baleti)

1. ball, sphere

   Mé! So balet mey tási laruí gigyase!

   Oh no! The ball is stuck on the tree!

2. (colloquial) volleyball

   Sirési ene bensi ng belfési baletom?

   Would you like to come and play volleyball?

Inflection

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	balet	baleti
Genitive	baleté	baletám
Dative	baletí	baletuwi
Accusative	baletom	baletás

Synonyms

• (volleyball): pulúcebalet (dated or in official usage)

Derived terms

• Balet Súftíyás (Milky Way)
• baletnársé (volleyball player (female))
• baletturésy (volleyball player (male))
• frenjebalet (football, soccer)

Siwa

Pronunciation

• (Aingo) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑlɛʔɛ̆]

Noun

balet inan (marked baletta)

1. flank, side

Inflection

balet — inanimate noun, t-declension

Unmarked agentive/dative	Marked patientive/genitive	Locative
		inessive	illative	elative	adessive	allative	ablative
balet	baletta	balettaįa	balettaita	balettaika	balettaima	balettaibma	balettaiska