Ballon

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Etymology[edit]

From French ballon, which comes from Italian pallone (“large ball”). This Italian word is an enlargement of palla (“ball”), which has Germanic roots.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [baˈlɔŋ], in South German IPA(key): [baˈloːn], (rarely Frenchified) as IPA(key): [baˈlõ]
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  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ, -oːn, -õ

Noun[edit]

Ballon m (strong, genitive Ballons, plural Ballons or Ballone)

  1. balloon
    Hyponyms: Fesselballon, Forschungsballon, Freiballon, Gärballon, Gasballon, Hebeballon, Heißluftballon, Heliumballon, Luftballon, Partyballon, Solarballon, Sperrballon, Spionageballon, Versuchsballon, Wasserstoffballon, Wetterballon

Declension[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ compare to "Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion" (publisher): Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 6. edition. Duden press, Mannheim/Leipzig/Vienna/Zurich 2007, →ISBN, page 243

Further reading[edit]

  • “Ballon” in Duden online
  • “Ballon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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