balsebalul

Volapük

Etymology

From bals (“ten, now deg”) +‎ e (“and”) +‎ bal (“one”) +‎ -ul (“(morpheme for) month (< mul)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bal.se.ba.ˈlul]

Noun

balsebalul (nominative plural balsebaluls)

  1. (obsolete) November (the eleventh (11th) month of the year)

Usage notes

  • This older term has been replaced by novul (“November”).

Declension

Declension of balsebalul
singular plural
nominative balsebalul balsebaluls
genitive balsebalula balsebalulas
dative balsebalule balsebalules
accusative balsebaluli balsebalulis
vocative 1 o balsebalul! o balsebaluls!
predicative 2 balsebalulu balsebalulus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Synonyms

  • babul (obsolete) (contraction of balsebalul)
  • degbalul (cf. parallel contractions: deg(balul) > degbul; balse(balul) > babul)
  • novul
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