balë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bale"

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 (plural bala, definite bala, definite plural balat)

1. white spot (on forehead)
2. badger

Declension

Declension of balë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	balë	bala	bala	balat
accusative		balën
dative	baleje	balës	balave	balave
ablative			balash

Derived terms

• balos

Related terms

• bal
• balok
• balash
• balosh
• baloj
• (given name:)
  • Balë m
• (surname, patronym:)
  • Bala m, Balaj m