balja

See also: bálja

Basque-Icelandic Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Basque balea.

Noun

balja

  1. whale

References

  • Ricardo Etxepare and Viola G. Miglio (2015) “The Newly-Discovered Fourth Basque-Icelandic Glossary”, in Xabier Irujo and Viola G. Miglio, editors, Basque Whaling in Iceland in the XVII Century: Legal Organization, Cultural Exchange, & Conflicts

Maltese

Root
b-l-j
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbal.ja/

Verb

balja (imperfect jbalji)

  1. alternative form of bbalija: to oscilate; to be unsteady

Conjugation

Conjugation of balja (Form Iq)
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m baljejt baljejt balja baljejna baljejtu baljew
f baljiet
imperfect m nbalji tbalji jbalji nbalju tbalju jbalju
f tbalji
imperative balji balju

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

balja f

  1. definite singular of balje

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille.

Noun

balja c

  1. tub, basin, bowl
  2. pod
  3. scabbard, sheath (for e.g. sabres)
  4. (soccer, colloquial) goal

Declension

Declension of balja
nominative genitive
singular indefinite balja baljas
definite baljan baljans
plural indefinite baljor baljors
definite baljorna baljornas

Synonyms

  • (scabbard): skida (general term), slida (for knives)

References

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