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Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ballast.
Pronunciation
Noun
balast m inan
- ballast
- burden, encumbrance
Declension
Declension of balast (hard masculine inanimate)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Ballast, from Middle Low German ballast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.last/
- Rhymes: -alast
- Syllabification: ba‧last
Noun
balast m inan
- (nautical) ballast (a heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
- (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)
- Synonyms: garb, obciążenie
- (nautical) ballast tank
- (construction) ballast (a 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
Derived terms
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)
- (nautical) ballast
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Ballast.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bǎlast/
- Hyphenation: ba‧last
Noun
bàlast m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт)
- ballast
Declension
References
- “balast” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast.
Pronunciation
Noun
balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar)
- coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads
- (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability
References