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German
Etymology
From French ballon, which comes from Italian pallone (“large ball”). This Italian word is an enlargement of palla (“ball”), which has Germanic roots.
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
- ^ compare to "Wissenschaftlicher Rat der Dudenredaktion" (publisher): Duden, Deutsches Universalwörterbuch. 6. edition. Duden press, Mannheim/Leipzig/Vienna/Zurich 2007, →ISBN, page 243
Further reading
- “Ballon” in Duden online
- “Ballon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache