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See also:bal,Ball,bál,bål,andBäll

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    A basketball

    FromMiddle Englishbal,ball,balle, from an unattestedOld English*beall,*bealla(“round object, ball”) orOld Norsebǫllr(“a ball”), both fromProto-Germanic*balluz,*ballô(“ball”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰol-n-(“ball, bubble”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰel-(“to blow, inflate, swell”). Cognate withOld Saxonball,Dutchbal,Old High Germanbal,ballo (GermanBall(“ball”);Ballen(“bale”)). Related forms in Romance are borrowings from Germanic. See alsoballoon,bale.

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    Noun

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    ball (countable anduncountable,pluralballs)

    2. A solid or hollowsphere, or roughly spherical mass.
      aball of spittle; a fecalball
      1. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
        aball of wool; aball of twine
    3. (mathematics) Homologue or analogue of adisk in theEuclidean plane.
      1. (mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by asphere.
      2. (mathematics) The set of points in ametric space of any number ofdimensions lying within a given distance (theradius) of a given point.
      3. (mathematics) The set of points in atopological space lying within someopen set containing a given point.
    4. (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
      1. Ajacketed non-expanding bullet, typically ofmilitary origin.
      2. (uncountable, obsolete) Such bullets collectively.
    5. A roundish,protuberant portion of some part of the body.
      theball of the thumb
      1. (anatomy) The front of the bottom of thefoot, just behind the toes.
    6. Theglobe; the earthly sphere.
    8. (sports, countable) An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical orovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
      • 1922,Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in“Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
        Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something; one generally, however, banged aball with a squash-racket against a wall.
      • 2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2-0 Stoke”, inBBC Sport Wales:
        Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting theball over Asmir Begovic.
      1. (uncountable) Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
        The children were playingball on the beach.
        George played his collegeball at Stanford.
      3. (baseball, countable) Apitch that falls outside of thestrike zone.
      4. (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch thepinball into play.
        If you get to a million points, you get anotherball.
      5. (cricket, countable) A singledelivery by thebowler, six of which make up anover.
      6. (originally soccer, countable) a kick (or hit in e.g. field hockey) of the ball towards where one or more teammates is expected to be. (Distinguished from apass by a longer distance travelled or less specific target point.[1])
        • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1-0 Bolton”, inBBC:
          After Essien's poor attempt flew into the stands, Rodrigo Moreno—Bolton's on-loan winger from Benfica who was making his full Premier League debut—nearly exposed the Blues with a lovelyball for Johan Elmander, but it just skipped away from his team-mate's toes.
        • 2014 October 21, Jim Tait, “Hockey girls through to next round”, inShetland Times‎[3]:
          Shetland increased the lead in the 22nd minute when Kirkness shot first time from aball that was fired into the area from outside the 25-metre line.
        • 2019, Robbie Fowler,My Life In Football: Goals, Glory & The Lessons I've Learnt‎[4], Kings Road Publishing,→ISBN:
          Mark Wright sent a speculativeball for me to chase after and I found myself leaving Tony Adams in my wake, with only Seaman to beat.
    9. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in theplural) Atesticle.
      1. (in theplural)Nonsense.
        That’s a load ofballs, and you know it!
      2. (in theplural)Courage.
        I doubt he’s got theballs to tell you off.
    10. (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called aballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by theroller.
    11. (farriery, historical) A largepill, a form in whichmedicine was given to horses; abolus.
      • 1842, James White,A compendium of the veterinary art:
        Thelaxative 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 aball.
    12. (slang, countable, uncountable, singular only) One thousandUS dollars.
      • 2022 July 22, “Convict Life (Wanna Be Alone)”,YoungBoy Never Broke Again (lyrics)‎[5]:
        I'ma let these niggas have it, go on stage and throw a fortyball
      • 2022 September 16, “Hands on the Floor” (track 4, 0:40 from the start), in Su'Lan (lyrics),Forever Da Gang‎[6]:
        Fortyball all in these leather jeans
        Diamonds studs, I make a bum nigga think twice
      • 2022 November 23, “10PM in ATL” (track 2), in GoldenBoy Countup (lyrics),Chill‎[7]:
        Fortyball on my wrist, nigga, I cashed out on it (Damn)
        Forty bands on my neck, nigga, I maxed out on it (Damn)
      • 2022 November 25, “Gallery” (track 6), inOhGeesy (lyrics),GEEZYWORLD 2‎[8]:
        Dropped a twentyball in Gallery Department
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    Translations
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    solid or hollow sphere
    object, generally spherical, used for playing games
    quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape
    baseball: a pitch that falls outside the strike zone
    pinball: an opportunity to launch the ball into play
    ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile
    mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point
    testicle
    mildly vulgar slang: nonsense
    in plural — slang — courage
    cricket: a single delivery
    anatomy: ball of a foot
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    Verb

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    ball (third-person singular simple presentballs,present participleballing,simple past and past participleballed)

    1. (transitive) Toform orwind into aball.
      Synonyms:roll up,wad
      toball cotton
    2. (metalworking) Toheat in afurnace andform intoballs forrolling.
    3. (transitive, US, vulgar) To havesexual intercourse with.
      Synonyms:seeThesaurus:copulate with
      • 1968,Joan Didion, “Slouching Towards Bethlehem”, inSlouching Towards Bethlehem:
        Max says it works both ways. “I mean if she comes in and tells me she wants toball Don, maybe, I say ‘O.K., baby, it's your trip.’”
    4. (ambitransitive) To gatherballs whichcling to thefeet orskis, as ofdampsnow orclay; togather intoballs.
      the horseballs
      the snowballs
    5. (slang, usually in present participle) To behip orcool.
    6. (universityslang) Toreject from afraternity orsorority. (Short forblackball.)
      • 2018 July 12, “'I Thought Frats Were Like Their Movies, and They Totally Are': A Review of 'Alpha Class'”, inCollege Media Network‎[9]:
        This highlights the issue of toxic masculinity in fraternities: a pledge only becomes a man, or a brother, by enduring as much abuse as he can and by proving his competence with girls. If he cannot, he is not only "balled" but seen as a "faggot" (this is a term directly from the work).
      • 2019 November 25, Annie Martin, “UCF frat suspended after report of pledges being forced to smoke marijuana, drink 'entire bottles' of alcohol”, inOrlando Sentinel‎[10]:
        All of these things are done by pledges in hopes of not getting 'balled' or kicked out.
    7. (nonstandard, slang) To playbasketball.
      fuck it, weball
      (Internet?) slang, used to indicate general perseverance
    8. (transitive) Topunish byaffixing aball 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 byballing him the rest of the day.
    9. (transitive) Ofbees: to kill (awasp) bysurrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
    11. (intransitive) To operate (a vehicle) at high speed(whetherballs-out,balls to the wall, orballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately fromball via a different route).
      Near-synonym:haul ass
      Hang back for a bit — that Peterbilt in the left lane is reallyballin’ and I'd rather not be real close to him.
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    vulgar slang: have sexual intercourse with

    Interjection

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    ball

    1. (sports)Anexclamation toinform players on an adjacent playing area that a loose ball from another game has entered their playing area; typically implies that play should be paused until the ball has beenretrieved.
    2. (Australian rules football)Anappeal by the crowd forholding the ball against a tackled player.
      • 2007, “Laws Of The Afl 2007”, inAFL Sydney Swans Rules Zone‎[11], archived fromthe original onMarch 22, 2008:
        A good tackle (and some bad ones) will bring a cry of "Ball!" from the crowd – a plea for a holding the ball free kick.
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    References

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    1. ^2 August 2023,"Textbook Lionessing, scandalous kit evoking and school playground crowd sounds" from 41 min 20 sec,Football Clichés podcast, episode 180 (The Athletic)

    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Frenchbal, fromMiddle Frenchbaler(“to dance”), fromOld Frenchballer, fromLate Latinballō(“to dance”).

    Noun

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    ball (pluralballs)

    1. A formaldance.
      We still have pictures from theball we had in August 2008.
    2. (informal) A veryenjoyable time.
      Synonyms:blast,whale of a time
      I had aball at that concert.
    3. Acompetitiveevent among young African-American and Latin AmericanLGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded fordrag and similar performances. Seeball culture.
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    Translations
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    formal dance
    colloquial: a very enjoyable time

    Catalan

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromFrenchbal(“a dance”).

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    Noun

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    ball m (pluralballs)

    1. dance
    2. ball,formal dance

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    Crimean Tatar

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromFrenchballe(“ball”).

    Noun

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    ball

    1. estimation,score

    Declension

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    Declension ofball
    nominativeball
    genitiveballnıñ
    dativeballğa
    accusativeballnı
    locativeballda
    ablativeballdan

    References

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    • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002)Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[12], Simferopol: Dolya,→ISBN

    East Central German

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    Etymology

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    CompareGermanbald.

    Adverb

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    ball

    1. (Erzgebirgisch)soon
      ziball gieh
      [to] go toosoon

    Further reading

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    • 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler,Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎[13], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand,→ISBN,→OCLC, page20:

    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed fromFrenchbal(“a dance”).

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    Noun

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    ball n (genitive singularballs,nominative pluralböll)

    1. dance

    Declension

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    Declension ofball (neuter)
    singularplural
    indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
    nominativeballballiðböllböllin
    accusativeballballiðböllböllin
    dativeballiballinuböllumböllunum
    genitiveballsballsinsballaballanna

    Irish

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    Etymology

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    FromOld Irishball,[1] fromProto-Celtic*ballos, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰel-(“to blow, swell, inflate”); compareEnglishball, Greekφαλλός(phallós,“penis”).

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    Noun

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    ball m (genitive singularbaill,nominative pluralbaill)

    1. (anatomy)organ
    2. componentpart
    3. member
    4. article
    5. spot,place
    6. spot,mark
    7. (set theory)element,member

    Declension

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    Declension ofball (first declension)
    forms with thedefinite article
    singularplural
    nominativeanballnabaill
    genitiveanbhaillnamball
    dativeleis anmball
    donbhall    		leis nabaill

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms ofball
    radicallenitioneclipsis
    ballbhallmball

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    References

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    1. ^Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ball”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    2. ^Quiggin, E. C. (1906)A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press,§ 206, page79

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    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld English*beall.

    Noun

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    ball

    1. Alternative form ofbal

    Etymology 2

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    Probably fromOld Frenchbale.

    Noun

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    ball

    1. Alternative form ofbale(“bale”)

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Norsebǫllr.

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    ball m (definite singularballen,indefinite pluralballer,definite pluralballene)

    1. ball(solid or hollow sphere)
    2. ball(object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed fromFrenchbal.

    Noun

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    ball n (definite singularballet,indefinite pluralballorballer,definite pluralballaorballene)

    1. ball(formal social occasion involving dancing)
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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Norsebǫllr.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /balː/
    • IPA(key): /baʎː/(palatalized, Trøndelag and Northern Norway)

    Noun

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    ball m (definite singularballen,indefinite pluralballar,definite pluralballane)

    1. aball(solid or hollow sphere)
    2. aball(object, usually spherical, used for playing games)
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed fromFrenchbal.

    Noun

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    ball n (definite singularballet,indefinite pluralball,definite pluralballa)

    1. ball(formal social occasion involving dancing)
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    Old Irish

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    Etymology

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    FromProto-Celtic*ballos.

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    Noun

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    ball m

    1. abody part
    2. member of a group
      • c. 800–825, Diarmait, Milan Glosses on the Psalms, published inThesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 7–483, Ml. 89c11
        Mani ro{i}ma fora cenn, ní mema forsnabullu.
        If their head is not defeated, themembers will not be defeated.
    3. part,portion
    4. a coloredspot

    Declension

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    Masculine o-stem
    singulardualplural
    nominativeballballLbaillL
    vocativebaillballLbaulluH,bulluH
    accusativeballNballLbaulluH,bulluH
    genitivebaillLballballN
    dativebaullLballaibballaib
    Initial mutations of a following adjective:
    • H = triggers aspiration
    • L = triggers lenition
    • N = triggers nasalization

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    Mutation

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    Mutation ofball
    radicallenitionnasalization
    baillbaill
    pronounced with/β(ʲ)-/    		mbaill

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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    Scottish Gaelic

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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    FromOld Irishball m(“limb, member, organ; member of community; part, portion, piece; article, object; place, spot; passage (of a book); spot, mark, blemish”) (compareIrishball), fromProto-Celtic*ballos, fromProto-Indo-European*bʰel-(“to blow, swell, inflate”) (compareEnglishball,Ancient Greekφαλλός(phallós,“penis”)).

    Noun

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    ball m (genitive singularbuill,pluralbuill)

    1. member(of a group)
    2. article,item
    3. (anatomy)organ;limb
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    Etymology 2

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    FromMiddle Englishbal and/orOld Norsebǫllr(“a ball”), both fromProto-Germanic*balluz,*ballô(“ball”), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰel-(“to blow, inflate, swell”).

    Noun

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    ball m (genitive singularbuill,pluralbuill)

    1. ball
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    Mutation

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    Mutation ofball
    radicallenition
    ballbhall

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

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    • Edward Dwelly (1911) “ball”, inFaclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[14], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited,→ISBN
    • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ball”, ineDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

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    Adjective

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    ball

    1. (slang)cool,hip,fun,entertaining
      Synonym:cool
      Det ärballt att åka skateboard
      It'scool to ride a skateboard

    Declension

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    Inflection ofball
    Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
    common singularballballareballast
    neuter singularballtballareballast
    pluralballaballareballast
    masculine plural2balleballareballast
    Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
    masculine singular3balleballareballaste
    allballaballareballaste

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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    Yola

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    Etymology

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    FromMiddle Englishbal, fromOld English*beall.

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    ball

    1. ball
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 4, page84:
        Zitch blakeen, an blayeen, fan eeball was ee-drowe!
        Such bawling and shouting, when theball was thrown!
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 7, page86:
        Th' commanès t'rapple; th'ball skir an vlee;
        The ball-clubs they rattled; theball rose and flew;
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number11, page88:
        Up caame eeball, an a dap or a kewe
        Up came theball, and a tap or a shove
      • 1867, “A YOLA ZONG”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number12, page88:
        Th'ball want a cowlee, the gazb maate all rize;
        Theball o'er shot the goal, the dust rose all about;

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    References

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    • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page84
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