Ballen

See also: ballen and Bällen

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbalən/
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Noun

Ballen m (strong, genitive Ballens, plural Ballen)

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

Declension
Declension of Ballen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Ballen die Ballen
genitive eines des Ballens der Ballen
dative einem dem Ballen den Ballen
accusative einen den Ballen die Ballen

Noun

Ballen n (strong, genitive Ballens, no plural)

  1. gerund of ballen

Declension
Declension of Ballen [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Ballen
genitive eines des Ballens
dative einem dem Ballen
accusative ein das Ballen

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

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