From Late Latin ballō, ballāre, perhaps from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō, “to dance, jump about”) found in Sicilian Greek dialects spoken in Magna Graecia. Compare Italian ballare, Sardinian ballare, Venetan bałar, French baller, Asturian baillar, Spanish bailar, Portuguese bailar.
ballari
| infinitive | ballari | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | ballannu | ||||||
| past participle | ballatu | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | ballu | balli | balla | ballamu | ballati | bàllanu, bàllunu | |
| imperfect | ballava, ballavu | ballavi | ballava | ballàvamu | ballàvavu | ballàvanu, ballàvunu | |
| preterite | ballai | ballasti | ballau, ballò | ballammu, ballamu | ballàstivu | ballàrunu, ballaru | |
| future1 | ballirò, ballirogghiu | ballirai | ballirà | balliremu | ballireti, balliriti | ballirannu | |
| present perfect | Use the present indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| past perfect | Use the imperfect indicative tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| conditional1 | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | ballirìa | ballirissi | ballirìa | ballirìamu | ballirìavu | ballirìanu | |
| past | Use the present conditional tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | iu | tu | iddu/idda | nuàutri | vuàutri | iddi | |
| present | ballu | balli | balla | ballamu | ballati | bàllanu, bàllunu | |
| imperfect | ballassi | ballassi | ballassi | ballàssimu | ballàssivu | ballàssiru | |
| present perfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of aviri plus the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | vossìa | nuàutri | vuàutri | – | |
| — | balla | ballassi | ballamu | ballati | — | ||
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