ball in Cornish

Forms: ballow [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], ball [mutation, mutation-radical], vall [mutation, mutation-soft], ball [mutation, mutation-aspirate], pall [error-unrecognized-form, mutation], fall [mutation, mutation-mixed], vall [mutation, mutation-mixed] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Cornish bal, ultimately derived from Proto-Celtic *balnīti (“to die”). Compare Old Irish atbaill (“to die”) and Welsh ball (“plague”). Etymology templates: {{root|kw|ine-pro|*gʷelH-}}, {{inh|kw|oco|bal}} Old Cornish bal, {{der|kw|cel-pro|*balnīti||to die}} Proto-Celtic *balnīti (“to die”), {{cog|sga|atbaill||to die}} Old Irish atbaill (“to die”), {{cog|cy|ball||plague}} Welsh ball (“plague”) Head templates: {{head|kw|noun||||||{{{d2}}}|plural|ballow|||||cat2=|f4g=|f5g=|f6g=|g=f|head=}} ball f (plural ballow), {{kw-noun|f|r}} ball f (plural ballow)

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        }
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      "tags": [
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      "english": "pesticide",
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "mutation",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "ball",
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      "form": "vall",
      "source": "mutation",
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    {
      "form": "ball",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation-aspirate"
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    {
      "form": "pall",
      "source": "mutation",
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        "mutation"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fall",
      "source": "mutation",
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      "source": "mutation",
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "ball"
}

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"ball" meaning in Cornish

Noun