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German
Etymology
From French ballon, from Italian pallone (“balloon”, literally “large ball”), augmentative of palla (“ball”), which has the same Proto-Germanic root of Ball.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Ballon m (strong, genitive Ballons, plural Ballons or Ballone)
- balloon
- Hyponyms: Fesselballon, Forschungsballon, Freiballon, Gärballon, Gasballon, Hebeballon, Heißluftballon, Heliumballon, Luftballon, Partyballon, Solarballon, Sperrballon, Spionageballon, Versuchsballon, Wasserstoffballon, Wetterballon
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References
- ^ Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion, editor (2007), Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch (in German), 6 edition, Mannheim/Leipzig/Vienna/Zurich: Duden press, →ISBN, page 243.
Further reading
- “Ballon” in Duden online
- “Ballon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache