Ballon

See also: ballon

German

Etymology

From French ballon, from Italian pallone (“balloon”, literally “large ball”), augmentative of palla (“ball”), which has the same Proto-Germanic root of Ball.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlɔŋ/
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  • (Frenchified, rare) IPA(key): /baˈlɔ̃ː/
  • (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) IPA(key): /baˈloːn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔŋ, -ɔ̃ː, (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland) -oːn
  • Hyphenation: Bal‧lon

Noun

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

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

Coordinate terms

  • Montgolfiere
  • Kong-Ming-Laterne

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion, editor (2007), Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch (in German), 6 edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Vienna/Zurich: Duden press, →ISBN, page 243.

Further reading

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