Contionary:ball

Lifashian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian балл (ball). Doublet of balet.

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA: [bæɬː]

Noun

ball m (1st declension, pl. balli)

1. (sports) point, goal

   Elot nósso sya pitrám ballám ep lúm eseja.

   Our team won four points to two.

Inflection

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ball	balli
Genitive	ballé	ballám
Dative	ballí	balluwi
Accusative	ballom	ballás

Derived terms

• ball majmúhehi (set point)
• ball mosábakehi (match point)

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk ball, from Old Skundavisk ballu, from Halmisk ᛒᚨᛚᛚᚢ (ballu), ᛒᚨᛚᛚᚢᛉ (balluŕ), from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baɫ/

Noun

ball m. (class 3a, genitive balls or bæll, plural bælle)

1. ball

   Hi feng the ball fæstlijk.

   He caught the ball firmly.