ballada

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈʎa.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [baˈʎa.ða]

ballada f sg

1. feminine singular of ballat

Internationalism, mainly via German. Compare German Ballade, English ballad, French ballade.^[1]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɒlːɒdɒ]

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• Hyphenation: bal‧la‧da
• Rhymes: -dɒ

ballada (plural balladák)

1. ballad (a form of verse)

• ballada in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ballada in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Borrowed from French ballade, from Old French balade, from Provençal balada, from Old Occitan ballada, from Late Latin ballare, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō).

• IPA^(key): /balˈla.da/

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• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: bal‧la‧da

ballada f (diminutive balladka)

1. (poetry) ballad (narrative poem)
2. (music) ballad (slow romantic song)

• ballada in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ballada in Polish dictionaries at PWN