Balla
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English
Proper noun
Balla
Italian
Etymology
Originally a nickname meaning "rascal," from balosso (“dumb, stupid, harebrained”).
Proper noun
Balla m or f by sense
- a surname
- Giacomo Balla, Italian painter
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάλλα (Bálla).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbal.la/,
Proper noun
Balla f sg (genitive Ballae); first declension
- An ancient town of Pieria
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Balla |
| genitive | Ballae |
| dative | Ballae |
| accusative | Ballam |
| ablative | Ballā |
| vocative | Balla |
| locative | Ballae |
Related terms
References
- “Balla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly