Ballen

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See also: ballen, and Bällen

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German balle, Old High German ballo. Cognate with Dutch baal, English bale, French balle.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbalən/
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Noun

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Ballen m (strong, genitive Ballens, plural Ballen)

  1. bale
    Hyponym: Heuballen
  2. (anatomy, of a hand or foot) ball, pad
    Hyponyms: Fußballen, Handballen

Declension

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Noun

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Ballen n (strong, genitive Ballens, no plural)

  1. gerund of ballen

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Ballen”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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