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ball
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: bôl, IPA(key): /b??l/
- (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /b?l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- Homophone: bawl
Etymology 1
From Middle English bal, ball, balle, from Old English *beall, *bealla (“round object, ball”) or Old Norse b?llr (“a ball”), both from Proto-Germanic *balluz, *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?oln- (“bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“to blow, inflate, swell”). Cognate with Old Saxon ball, Dutch bal, Old High German bal, ballo (German Ball (“ball”); Ballen (“bale”)). Related forms in Romance are borrowings from Germanic. See also balloon, bale.
Noun
ball (countable and uncountable, plural balls)
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
- (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Such bullets collectively.
- 1659, Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, England’s Confusion, London, p. 7,[1]
- […] the Good Old Cause, which, as they seemed to represent it, smelt of Gunpowder and ball […]
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, London: W. Taylor, p. 294,[2]
- I gave each of them a Musket with a Firelock on it, and about eight Charges of Powder and Ball, charging them to be very good Husbands of both, and not to use either of them but upon urgent Occasion.
- 1803, Robert Charles Dallas, The History of the Maroons, London: Longman and Rees, Volume 1, Letter 5, p. 148,[3]
- […] some headstrong Maroons were using a soldier of Captain Craskell’s ill, and compelling him to write to his commander, that it was too late to do any thing good, and that they wanted nothing, having got plenty of powder and ball […]
- 1659, Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey, England’s Confusion, London, p. 7,[1]
- A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body.
- (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- The globe; the earthly sphere.
- c. 1712', Joseph Addison, Ode to the Creator of the World
- What, though in solemn Silence, all
Move round the dark terrestrial Ball!
- What, though in solemn Silence, all
- 1717, Alexander Pope, "Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady"
- Thus, if eternal Justice rules the ball, / Thus shall your wives, and thus your children fall;
- c. 1712', Joseph Addison, Ode to the Creator of the World
- (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
- (mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
- An object, generally spherical, used for playing games in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, etc.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
- (sports) A round or ellipsoidal object.
- Any sport or game involving a ball.
- (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- (pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- (soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
- Any sport or game involving a ball.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- (in the plural) Nonsense.
- (in the plural) Courage.
- (in the plural) Nonsense.
- (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- 1842, James White, A compendium of the veterinary art
- The laxative alterative has not this advantage, the aloes, of which it is composed, being extremely bitter, and therefore requiring to be given in the form of a ball.
- 1842, James White, A compendium of the veterinary art
Synonyms
- sphere
- globe
- (testicle): See Thesaurus:testicle
- (nonsense): See Thesaurus:nonsense
- (courage): chutzpah, guts, nerve
Derived terms
(solid or hollow sphere):
(testicle):
Translations
Verb
ball (third-person singular simple present balls, present participle balling, simple past and past participle balled)
- (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
- Synonyms: roll up, wad
- (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:copulate with
- (transitive, intransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
- (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
- (nonstandard, slang) To play basketball.
- (transitive) To punish by affixing a ball and chain
- 1865, Camp Sumpter, Andersonville National Historic Site, Rules and Regulations of the Prison
- any man refusing to do police duty will be punished by the sergts by balling him the rest of the day.
- 1865, Camp Sumpter, Andersonville National Historic Site, Rules and Regulations of the Prison
Translations
Interjection
ball
- (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
Etymology 2
From French bal, from Late Latin ball?.
Noun
ball (plural balls)
- A formal dance.
- (informal) A very enjoyable time.
- Synonyms: blast, whale of a time
- A competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.
Derived terms
Related terms
- ballad
- ballade
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From French bal (“a dance”)
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
ball m (plural balls)
- dance
- ball, formal dance
Synonyms
- dansa
Derived terms
- ball de bastons
Related terms
- ballar
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from French balle (“ball”).
Noun
ball
- estimation, score
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[5], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Icelandic
Etymology
From French bal (“a dance”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pal?/
- Rhymes: -al?
Noun
ball n (genitive singular balls, nominative plural böll)
- dance
Declension
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ball, from Proto-Celtic *ballos, from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“to blow, swell, inflate”); compare English ball, Greek ?????? (phallós, “penis”).
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /b??ul??/
- (Galway) IPA(key): /b???l??/
- (Mayo) IPA(key): /b?al??/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /b?al??/
Noun
ball m (genitive singular baill, nominative plural baill)
- (anatomy) organ
- component part
- member
- article
- spot, place
- spot, mark
- (sets) element, member
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
References
- "ball" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English *beall.
Noun
ball
- Alternative form of bal
Etymology 2
Probably from Old French bale.
Noun
ball
- Alternative form of bale (“bale”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse b?llr.
Noun
ball m (definite singular ballen, indefinite plural baller, definite plural ballene)
- ball (solid or hollow sphere)
- ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bal.
Noun
ball n (definite singular ballet, indefinite plural ball or baller, definite plural balla or ballene)
- ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)
Derived terms
- ballkjole
- ballsal
References
- “ball” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse b?llr.
Noun
ball m (definite singular ballen, indefinite plural ballar, definite plural ballane)
- a ball (solid or hollow sphere)
- a ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French bal.
Noun
ball n (definite singular ballet, indefinite plural ball, definite plural balla)
- ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)
Derived terms
- ballkjole
- ballsal
References
- “ball” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ballos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bal?/
Noun
ball m
- a body part
- member of a group
- part, portion
- a colored spot
Declension
Descendants
- Irish: ball
- Scottish Gaelic: ball
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish ball m (“limb, member, organ; member of community; part, portion, piece; article, object; place, spot; passage (of a book); spot, mark, blemish”) (compare Irish ball), from Proto-Celtic *ballo-, from Proto-Indo-European *bhel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”) (compare English ball, Ancient Greek ?????? (phallós, “penis”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paul??/
Noun
ball m (genitive singular buill, plural buill)
- ball
- member (of a group)
- article, item
- (anatomy) organ; limb
Derived terms
- ball-coise (“football, soccer”)
- ball-basgaid (“basketball”)
- ball-beusa (“baseball”)
- ball-stèidhe (“baseball”)
- ball-bholaidh (“volleyball”)
- ball-goilf (“golf ball”)
- Ball Pàrlamaid, BP (“Member of Parliament, MP”)
- ballrachd (“membership”)
- BPA
Mutation
References
- “ball” in Edward Dwelly, Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic–English Dictionary, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, 1911, ?ISBN.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “ball”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bal?/
Adjective
ball
- (slang) cool, hip, fun, entertaining
- Synonym: cool
Declension
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balla
English
Alternative forms
- baller
Noun
balla (plural ballas)
- (nonstandard, slang) One who is a superior ball player (usually basketball).
Catalan
Verb
balla
- third-person singular present indicative form of ballar
- second-person singular imperative form of ballar
Cimbrian
Etymology
From Middle High German valle, from Old High German falla, from fallan (“to fall”). Cognate with German Falle.
Noun
balla f (plural balln)
- (Sette Comuni) trap
Declension
References
- “balla” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Faroese
Etymology
Related to sense 3 of English bale (“to wrap into a bale”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
Verb
balla (third person singular past indicative ballaði, third person plural past indicative ballað, supine ballað)
- to wrap
Conjugation
Further reading
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: ballas, ballât
Verb
balla
- third-person singular past historic of baller
Icelandic
Noun
balla
- indefinite genitive plural of böllur
Ilocano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bal?lá
- IPA(key): /bal?la/, [b?l?la]
Noun
ballá
- frenzy
- (medicine) rabies
- white fish
Derived terms
- agballa
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle English wall, from Old English weall (“wall, dike”), from Proto-Germanic *wallaz, *wall? (“wall, rampart, entrenchment”), from Latin vallum (“wall, rampart, entrenchment, palisade”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn, wind, roll”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?al???/
Noun
balla m (genitive singular balla, nominative plural ballaí)
- wall
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
Further reading
- "balla" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Italian
Etymology 1
Uncertain.
- From Old French balle, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish *ball.
- From Lombardic *palla, *balla.
Both etymologies ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ballô, *balluz (“ball”). Doublet of palla.
Noun
balla f (plural balle)
- large bundle, torsello, bale, reap
- Synonyms: fagotto, fardello
- falsehood, lie, malarkey
- Synonyms: bugia, frottola, fandonia
- (vulgar, especially in the plural) testicle, bollock
- Synonyms: palla, coglione
Derived terms
- imballare
- sballare
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
balla
- third-person singular present indicative of ballare
- second-person singular imperative of ballare
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- ballene
Noun
balla n pl
- definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
balla n pl
- definite plural of ball (Etymology 2)
Romansch
Noun
balla f (plural ballas)
- (sports, Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) ball
Synonyms
- (Sutsilvan) bura
- (Surmiran) bora
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle English bailly (“outer castle wall”), from Medieval Latin ballium (“bail, security”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pa???/
Noun
balla m (genitive singular balla, plural ballachan)
- (architecture) wall
Mutation
Further reading
- MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911) , “balla”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, ?ISBN, page balla
Swedish
Adjective
balla
- absolute singular definite and plural form of ball.
See also
- balla ur
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