balast
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbalast]
Noun
balast m inan
Declension
Declension of balast (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balast | balasty |
| genitive | balastu | balastů |
| dative | balastu | balastům |
| accusative | balast | balasty |
| vocative | balaste | balasty |
| locative | balastu | balastech |
| instrumental | balastem | balasty |
Polish
Etymology
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.last/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -alast
- Syllabification: ba‧last
Noun
balast m inan (related adjective balastowy)
- (nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
- (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)
- Synonyms: garb, obciążenie
- (nautical) ballast tank
- (construction) ballast (material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place)
- Synonym: podsypka
Declension
Declension of balast
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | balast | balasty |
| genitive | balastu | balastów |
| dative | balastowi | balastom |
| accusative | balast | balasty |
| instrumental | balastem | balastami |
| locative | balaście | balastach |
| vocative | balaście | balasty |
Derived terms
adjective
verbs
- balastować impf, odbalastować pf, wybalastować pf
Descendants
Further reading
- balast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- balast in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
balast n (plural balasturi)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | balast | balastul | balasturi | balasturile | |
| genitive-dative | balast | balastului | balasturi | balasturilor | |
| vocative | balastule | balasturilor | |||
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǎlast/
- Hyphenation: ba‧last
Noun
bàlast m inan (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bàlast | balasti |
| genitive | balasta | bȁlāstā |
| dative | balastu | balastima |
| accusative | balast | balaste |
| vocative | balaste | balasti |
| locative | balastu | balastima |
| instrumental | balastom | balastima |
References
- “balast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɐ.last/
Noun
balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar)
- coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads
- (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability
References
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “balast”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “balast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük