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Ballast
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ballast
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Ballast in 1738. Derived from nl nds-nl ballast weeds, here referring to a patch of overgrown land.
Pronunciation
nl /bɑˈlɑst/
nl Nl-ballast.ogg
nl Bal last
nl ɑst 2
nl ballast
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Coevorden p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
References
German
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Etymology
de ballast :bor gml:ballast<id:architecture><ety:der<gmw-pro:*hlasti<id:load>>>
de gml ballast, a compound word the second part of which is de Last. The origin of the first part is uncertain; several theories and possible paths of borrowing are discussed.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbalast/ /baˈlast/
de De-Ballast.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Ballast2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,es
de nautical or figuratively ballast
Declension
m,es
Descendants
pl balast 1
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