balast

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbalast]

Noun

balast m inan

1. ballast
2. burden, encumbrance

Declension

Declension of balast (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	balast	balasty
genitive	balastu	balastů
dative	balastu	balastům
accusative	balast	balasty
vocative	balaste	balasty
locative	balastu	balastech
instrumental	balastem	balasty

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.last/

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• Rhymes: -alast
• Syllabification: ba‧last

Noun

balast m inan (related adjective balastowy)

1. (nautical) ballast (heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability)
2. (figuratively, literary) dead weight (that which is useless or excess)

   Synonyms: garb, obciążenie

3. (nautical) ballast tank
4. (construction) ballast (material, such as aggregate or precast concrete pavers, which employs its mass and the force of gravity to hold single-ply roof membranes in place)

   Synonym: podsypka

Declension

Declension of balast

	singular	plural
nominative	balast	balasty
genitive	balastu	balastów
dative	balastowi	balastom
accusative	balast	balasty
instrumental	balastem	balastami
locative	balaście	balastach
vocative	balaście	balasty

Derived terms

adjective

• bezbalastowy

verbs

• balastować impf, odbalastować pf, wybalastować pf

Descendants

• → Kashubian: balaszt
• → Slovincian: balaszt

Further reading

• balast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• balast in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ballast.

Noun

balast n (plural balasturi)

1. (nautical) ballast

Declension

Declension of balast

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	balast	balastul		balasturi	balasturile
genitive-dative	balast	balastului		balasturi	balasturilor
vocative	balastule			balasturilor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎlast/
• Hyphenation: ba‧last

Noun

bàlast m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ласт)

1. ballast

Declension

Declension of balast

	singular	plural
nominative	bàlast	balasti
genitive	balasta	bȁlāstā
dative	balastu	balastima
accusative	balast	balaste
vocative	balaste	balasti
locative	balastu	balastima
instrumental	balastom	balastima

References

• “balast”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالاست (balast), from French ballast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɐ.last/

Noun

balast (definite accusative balastı, plural balastlar)

1. coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads
2. (nautical) heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship to provide stability

References

• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “balast”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “balast”, in Nişanyan Sözlük