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)
- ball, sphere
- Mé! So balet mey tosy larué gigyase!
- Oh no! The ball is stuck on the tree!
- Mé! So balet mey tosy larué gigyase!
- (colloquial) volleyball
- Sirési ene bensi ng belfési baletom?
- Would you like to come and play volleyball?
- Sirési ene bensi ng belfési baletom?
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)
Related terms
Siwa
Pronunciation
Noun
balet inan (marked baletta)
- 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 |