balë
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bale"
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bala, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Compare Latin flāgrāre (“to burn”), Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”), Lithuanian balnas (“pale”).
Noun
balë f (plural bala, definite bala, definite plural balat)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | balë | bala | bala | balat |
| accusative | balën | |||
| dative | bale | balës | balave | balave |
| ablative | balash | |||