ballë

See also: balle

Albanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *balā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós. Cognate to Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”) and Sanskrit भाल (bhāla).[1]

Noun

ballë m (plural ballë, definite balli, definite plural ballët)

  1. forehead
  2. front part of something
  3. battle front
  4. (figurative) best part of something
    Synonyms: cik, ajkë, cermë, cekë
  5. earthquake magnitude
    tërmet shtatë ballë ― earthquake with a magnitude of seven
  6. magazine (chamber) of the gun

Declension

Declension of ballë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ballë balli ballë ballët
accusative ballin
dative balli ballit ballëve ballëve
ablative ballësh

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Oryol, Vladimir E. (1998), “ballë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 16

Further reading

  • “ballë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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