Ball

ball bal bál bål Bäll English <dab!> Etymology Multiple theories and origins. From a short form of the en enm - given name enm Baldwin. A toponymic surname for a person that lives near a knoll or rounded hill (i.e. somewhere shaped like a ball). From the en non - given name non Balle. A habitational surname for a person from Ball, Cornwall, from en kw Pelen. Proper noun en English. en 22 September 2026 Ben Mellor Helen McCarthy 'Lego-type blocks' anger woman who was fenced in https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o BBC News Retired teacher Helene Ball won a three-year battle against Derbyshire County Council after it fenced off a 98cm gated gap between her garden and a council car park in April 2023. 22 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260922154928/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq39m24k77j9o en town co/Rapides Parish s/Louisiana c/USA. en hamlet par/Egloshayle on the eastern outskirts of town/Wadebridge co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SX0073. Derived terms en Ball's pipefish Ballsbridge Ballston Ballville Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Bal Kerkradish Etymology 1 gmw-cfr ine-pro From gmw-cfr gmh - and gmw-cfr goh bal, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *balluz. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ba²l/ [bɑ²l] Noun gmw-cfr noun m plural Balle or Bäll diminutive Bällche gmw-cfr most dialects ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games Derived terms gmw-cfr Basketball gmw-cfr Foßball gmw-cfr Handball gmw-cfr Korvball gmw-cfr Tennisball Etymology 2 gmw-cfr la grc gmw-cfr fr bal. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ba¹l/ [bɑ¹l] Noun gmw-cfr noun f m plural Balls gmw-cfr most dialects dance ball social gathering for dancing, prom US Usage notes The plural, gmw-cfr Balls, is only used in western Ripuarian and the Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects. The other dialects do not have a (known) plural. There is also no known diminutive. The feminine form is used in westernmost Ripuarian and the Limburgan-Ripuarian Transitional Dialects, the masculine form is used in most other dialects. gmw-cfr Sports German Pronunciation de /bal/ de De-Ball.ogg de De-Ball2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de al 1 Etymology 1 de toy :inh gmh:bal<id:ball><ety:inh<goh:bal<id:ball><ety:inh<gmw-pro:balluz<id:ball><ety:inh<gem-pro:*balluz<id:ball>>>>>>> From de gmh - and de goh bal, from de gmw-pro *ballu, from de gem-pro *balluz. Cognates include en ball, nl bal, da bold, sv boll, is böllur, and no ball. Noun m,(e)s,^e ^chen ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games de Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen? Can we borrow your ball? de Er formte einen Ball aus Papier. He shaped the paper into a ball. de ball games informal pass, play de Pass Spielzug de ein guter Ball in den Strafraum a great ball into the box de Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen. Usage notes The German words de Kugel and Ball are usually distinguished inasmuch as the former refers to solid balls (such as those used for billiards or bowling) while the latter refers to air-filled or elastic balls (such as tennis or footballs/soccer balls). This distinction may be neglected colloquially or jokingly. Declension m,(e)s,^e Derived terms de am Ball bleiben de den Ball flach halten Related terms de ballförmig Basketball,Korbball Bogenball Federball Feuerball Fiederball Fußball Handball Kopfball Schneeball Schmetterball Tennisball Tischtennisball Völkerball Volleyball Wasserball Descendants zlw-slv bal 1 toy toy Etymology 2 de dance :bor fr:bal<id:ball> de fr bal. Noun m,(e)s,^e de dance ball social gathering for dancing, prom US de Tanzball Declension m,(e)s,^e Derived terms de Ballsaal Related terms de Fastnachtsball Feuerwehrball Karnevalsball Kostümball Maskenball Sportlerball Descendants zlw-slv bal 1 dance dance Further reading Ball_Sport_und_Spielgeraet Ball (Sport- und Spielgerät) Ball_Tanzveranstaltung Ball (Tanzveranstaltung) de Limburgish Etymology 1 li ine-pro *bʰel- blow From li dum bal, from li odt *bal, from li frk *ball, from li gmw-pro *ballu, from li gem-pro *balluz. Alternative forms li bal widespread variant li bol ból baol some dialects, mainly in West-Limburg sense 1, 2, and 3 li baal li Balle Eupen Pronunciation li /ba˨l/ li Ball li al 1 Noun li noun m plural Bäll diminutive Bälltje li sp-DE Eupen _ spelling li Sports ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games li informal testicle, nut li anatomy ball of the hand or foot li chiefly in the negative anything Etymology 2 li ine-pro *gʷelH- throw li fro la-lat grc li fr bal. Alternative forms li bal most dialects Pronunciation li /ba˦l/ li Ball li al 1 Noun li noun m plural Bäll diminutive Bälltje li sp-DE Eupen _ spelling li dance ball social gathering for dancing, prom US Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh - and lb goh bal, from lb gmw-pro *ballu, from lb gem-pro *balluz. Pronunciation lb /bal/ [bɑl] lb ɑl 1 Noun m Bäll ball (round object for playing sports) Further reading