bales

See also: balés, bałeś, and bäles

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɪlz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪlz
• Homophone: bails

Noun

bales

1. plural of bale

Verb

bales

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bale

Anagrams

• blasé, blase, ables, Sabel, sable, Sable, albes, Basel, Ables, Blase, beals, Basle, baels, saleb, Bleas, Sablé, labes

Asturian

Noun

bales

1. plural of bala

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈba.ləs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈba.les]

Noun

bales

1. plural of bala

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baləs (“to answer; retaliate”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bá‧les
• (Ilocos Norte) IPA^(key): /ˈbalɛs/
• (Ilocos Sur) IPA^(key): /ˈbalɯs/

Noun

báles

1. payment

   Synonym: bayad

2. reward; renumeration
3. revenge

Derived terms

• agbales
• bumales
• ibales
• managibales

 

Karao

Noun

bales

1. revenge

Latin

Verb

bālēs

1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of bālō

References

• bales in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Etymology 1

From bale (“evil”) +‎ -es (“plural suffix”).

Noun

bales

1. plural of bale (“evil”)

Etymology 2

From bale (“bale”) +‎ -es (“plural suffix”).

Noun

bales

1. plural of bale (“bale”)

Portuguese

Verb

bales

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of balar
2. second-person singular present indicative of balir

Spanish

Verb

bales

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of balar

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baləs.

Verb

bales

1. to repay