balast

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Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ballast.

Pronunciation

Noun

balast m inan

  1. ballast
  2. burden, encumbrance

Declension

Declension of balast (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative balast balasty
genitive balastu balastů
dative balastu balastům
accusative balast balasty
vocative balaste balasty
locative balastu balastech
instrumental balastem balasty

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Ballast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.last/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alast
  • Syllabification: ba‧last

Noun

balast m inan (related adjective balastowy)

  1. (nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
  2. (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)
    Synonyms: garb, obciążenie
  3. (nautical) ballast tank
  4. (construction) ballast (material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place)
    Synonym: podsypka

Declension

Declension of balast
singular plural
nominative balast balasty
genitive balastu balastów
dative balastowi balastom
accusative balast balasty
instrumental balastem balastami
locative balaście balastach
vocative balaście balasty

Derived terms

adjective
verbs

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: balaszt
  • → Slovincian: balaszt

Further reading

  • balast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • balast in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballast.

Noun

balast n (plural balasturi)

  1. (nautical) ballast

Declension

Declension of balast
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) balast balastul (niște) balasturi balasturile
genitive/dative (unui) balast balastului (unor) balasturi balasturilor
vocative balastule balasturilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Ballast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎlast/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧last

Noun

bàlast m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт)

  1. ballast

Declension

Declension of balast
singular plural
nominative bàlast balasti
genitive balasta bȁlāstā
dative balastu balastima
accusative balast balaste
vocative balaste balasti
locative balastu balastima
instrumental balastom balastima

References

  • “balast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast.

Pronunciation

Noun

balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar)

  1. coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads
  2. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia