Balla
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English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Balla
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally a nickname meaning "rascal," from balosso (“dumb, stupid, harebrained”).
Proper noun[edit]
Balla m or f by sense
- a surname
- Giacomo Balla, Italian painter
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάλλα (Bálla).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːä]
Proper noun[edit]
Balla f sg (genitive Ballae); first declension
- An ancient town of Pieria
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Balla |
| Genitive | Ballae |
| Dative | Ballae |
| Accusative | Ballam |
| Ablative | Ballā |
| Vocative | Balla |
| Locative | Ballae |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Balla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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