Italian

Proper noun

Balla ?

1. A surname​.
2. Giacomo Balla, Italian painter

English

Alternative forms

• baller

Noun

balla ‎(plural ballas)

1. (nonstandard, slang) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball).

   Wow! This guy's a serious balla; he's gonna go pro.

Catalan

Verb

balla

1. third-person singular present indicative form of ballar
2. second-person singular imperative form of ballar

Cimbrian

Noun

balla f ‎(plural [please provide])

1. trap

References

• “balla” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.

Faroese

Verb

balla ‎(third person singular past indicative ballaði, third person plural past indicative ballað, supine ballað)

1. to wrap

Conjugation

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: ballas, ballât

Verb

balla

1. third-person singular past historic of baller

Icelandic

Noun

balla

1. indefinite genitive plural of böllur

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English wall, from Old English weall ‎(“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wallą ‎(“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum ‎(“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ‎(“to turn, wind, roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠal̪ˠə/

Noun

balla m ‎(genitive singular balla, nominative plural ballaí)

1. wall

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

• "balla" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Noun

balla f ‎(plural balle)

1. a large bundle, torsello or bale.
2. a falsehood, a lie.
3. (vulgar, especially in plural) a testicle, bollock.

Synonyms

• (lie): frottola, fandonia
• (testicle): palla, coglione

Related terms

• imballare

Verb

balla

1. third-person singular present indicative of ballare
2. second-person singular imperative of ballare

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ballene

Noun

balla n

1. definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

balla n

1. definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)

Romansch

Noun

balla f (plural ballas)

1. (sports, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ball

Synonyms

• (Sutsilvan) bura
• (Surmiran) bora

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɫ̪ə/

Noun

balla m ‎(genitive singular balla, plural ballachan)

1. wall

Swedish

Adjective

balla

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of ball.

See also

• balla ur