băl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bal"

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ), from Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”). Alternatively, from Albanian balë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəl/

Adjective

băl m or n (feminine singular bălă, masculine plural băli, feminine and neuter plural băle)

  1. (regional, Banat, Transylvania) blond
  2. (regional, Banat, Transylvania, of a creature) white all over, or only on its snout

Declension

Declension of băl
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite băl bălă băli băle
definite bălul băla bălii bălele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite băl băle băli băle
definite bălului bălei bălilor bălelor

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References

  1. ^ "Hasdeu": Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Etymologicum Magnum Romaniae, 1894.
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