balë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bala, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Compare Latin flāgrāre (“to burn”), Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”), Lithuanian balnas (“pale”).

Noun

balë f (indefinite plural bala, definite singular bala, definite plural balat)

  1. white spot (on forehead)
  2. badger

Declension
Declension of balë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative balë bala bala balat
accusative balën
dative bale balave balës balavet
ablative balash

Derived terms
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