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)

Niemish

En basketball.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ball/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balluz.

Noun

² bàll n.m. mixed stem

1. ball, spherical object
2. (anatomy) ball of the hand, foot, etc.
3. ball (dance)

Declension

declension of bàll (mm declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bàll	bàllan	bä̀lls	bä̀llias
genitive	bä̀lls	bä̀lles	bä̀lle	bä̀llse
dative	bàll	bàllum	bä̀llią	bä̀llę

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.

Derived terms

• football