balja

See also: bálja

Basque-Icelandic Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Basque balea.

Noun

balja

1. whale

References

• Ricardo Etxepare and Viola G. Miglio (2015) “The Newly-Discovered Fourth Basque-Icelandic Glossary”, in Xabier Irujo and Viola G. Miglio, editors, Basque Whaling in Iceland in the XVII Century: Legal Organization, Cultural Exchange, & Conflicts

Maltese

Root
b-l-j
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.ja/

Verb

balja (imperfect jbalji)

1. Alternative form of bbalija: to oscilate; to be unsteady

Conjugation

Conjugation of balja

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	baljejt	baljejt	balja	baljejna	baljejtu	baljew
	f			baljiet
imperfect	m	nbalji	tbalji	jbalji	nbalju	tbalju	jbalju
	f			tbalji
imperative			balji			balju

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

balja f

1. definite singular of balje

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille.

Noun

balja c

1. tub, basin, bowl
2. pod
3. scabbard, sheath (for e.g. sabres)
4. (soccer, colloquial) goal

Declension

Declension of balja

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	balja	baljas
	definite	baljan	baljans
plural	indefinite	baljor	baljors
	definite	baljorna	baljornas

Synonyms

• (scabbard): skida (general term), slida (for knives)

References

• balja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• balja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• balja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• balja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)