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Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic (aḍḍábba, “latch”).
Pronunciation
Noun
balda f (plural baldes)
- bolt (metal fastener)
- doorknocker
- Synonym: picaporta
Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Verb
balda
- inflection of baldar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
Verb
baldá
- to cripple; to maim; to disable
- to disturb
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish baldar (“to cripple”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /balˈda/,
- Hyphenation: bal‧da
Verb
baldá
- to sprain
Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “invalid; null; futile”). Compare Portuguese baldar and Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
Noun
balda f (plural baldas)
- bagatelle, trifle
- flaw, defect
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “balda”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “balda”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “balda”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Ido
Etymology
From Esperanto baldaŭ, from German bald.
Pronunciation
Adjective
balda
- soon to happen, impending, imminent
- La balda futuro. ― The imminent future.
Derived terms
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
balda
- feminine singular of baldo
Maranao
Adjective
balda
- physically disabled or defective
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
- Hyphenation: bal‧da
Verb
balda
- inflection of baldar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbalda/
- Rhymes: -alda
- Syllabification: bal‧da
Etymology 1
Of unknown origin.
Noun
balda f (plural baldas)
- shelf (flat structure fixed to a wall)
- Synonyms: anaquel, estante, repisa
Etymology 2
From Andalusian Arabic (báṭla), itself from Arabic بَاطِلَة (bāṭila, “vain, useless”).
Noun
balda f (plural baldas)
- (obsolete) a cheap and worthless thing; a trinket, trifle
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
balda
- inflection of baldar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish baldar.
Pronunciation
Noun
baldá or balda (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎ᜔ᜇ)
- crippleness; lameness
- Synonyms: paglumpo, pagkalumpo
- omission
- Synonyms: palya, pagpalya
- absence; non-attendance
- Synonyms: liban, pagliban
Derived terms
Turkmen
Noun
balda
- locative singular of bal