Ballen

See also: ballen and Bällen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German balle, Old High German ballo. Cognate with Dutch baal, English bale, French balle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalən/

• Audio:

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Noun

Ballen m (strong, genitive Ballens, plural Ballen)

1. bale

   Hyponym: Heuballen

2. (anatomy, of a hand or foot) ball, pad

   Hyponyms: Fußballen, Handballen

Declension

Declension of Ballen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Ballen	die	Ballen
genitive	eines	des	Ballens	der	Ballen
dative	einem	dem	Ballen	den	Ballen
accusative	einen	den	Ballen	die	Ballen

Noun

Ballen n (strong, genitive Ballens, no plural)

1. gerund of ballen

Declension

Declension of Ballen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Ballen
genitive	eines	des	Ballens
dative	einem	dem	Ballen
accusative	ein	das	Ballen

Further reading

• “Ballen” in Duden online