balia

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See also: balìa and balią

Cebuano

Etymology

bali (“to break”) +‎ -a

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧li‧a

Verb

balia

  1. imperative of bali

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin bāiula (literally “carrier”), female variant of bāiulus.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.lja/
  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Hyphenation: bà‧lia

Noun

balia f (plural balie)

  1. wet nurse
  2. birds from the family Muscicapidae

Etymology 2

From Old French baillie.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈli.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lì‧a

Noun

balia f (plural balie)

  1. power, mercy
  2. (historical) in medieval times, a judiciary with broad powers, typically created in emergency situations
Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 balia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese bailar and Spanish bailar.

Verb

balia

  1. to dance

Polish

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balia

Etymology

Borrowed from French baille.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.lja/
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  • Rhymes: -alja
  • Syllabification: ba‧lia

Noun

balia f (diminutive balijka)

  1. washtub (tub used for washing clothes)

Declension

Declension of balia
singular plural
nominative balia balie
genitive balii balii/balij (archaic)
dative balii baliom
accusative balię balie
instrumental balią baliami
locative balii baliach
vocative balio balie

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: באַליע (balye)

References

  1. ^ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “balja”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish)

Further reading

  • balia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • balia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • balia in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Verb

balia

  1. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of balir
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