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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).
Pronunciation
Noun
balena f (plural balenes)
- whale
Derived terms
Further reading
Corsican
Noun
balena f (plural balene)
- whale
References
- “balena” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa
Esperanto
Etymology
From baleno (“whale”) + -a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
balena (accusative singular balenan, plural balenaj, accusative plural balenajn)
- cetacean, relating to whales
Italian
Etymology 1
From Late Latin ballēna, from Latin balaena.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈle.na/
- Rhymes: -ena
- Hyphenation: ba‧lé‧na
Noun
balena f (plural balene)
- whale
Descendants
- → Armenian: բաղենա (baġena)
- → Ottoman Turkish: بالنه (balena)
Etymology 2
Verb
balena
- inflection of balenare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- balena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Occitan
Etymology
From Latin bālaena, from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina).
Pronunciation
Noun
balena f (plural balenas)
- whale
Pali
Noun
balena
- instrumental singular of bala (“strength”)
Romanian
Pronunciation
Noun
balena f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of balenă
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
balenà (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜈ) (obsolete)
- Alternative form of balina