baille

See also: baillé, báille, bâille, and bâillé

Asturian

Alternative forms

Noun

baille m (plural bailles)

  1. dance

Verb

baille

  1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of baillar

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (time, period of time, while). Cognate with German Weile, English while.

Noun

baille f

  1. (Sette Comuni) moment, while
    An de spaitest an baille khimmich met diar.
    If you wait a moment I'll come with you.

References

  • “baille” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

French

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin baiula, from the feminine of baiulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baj/
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Noun

baille f (plural bailles)

  1. tub
  2. water

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: ballie
  • Polish: balia

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