"bala" meaning in Esperanto

See bala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbala/ Forms: balan [accusative, singular], balaj [plural], balajn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ala Etymology: Etymology tree Esperanto balo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -ader. ▲ Latin -a Italian -ader. ▲ Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -ader. Esperanto -a Esperanto bala From balo + -a. Etymology templates: {{ety|eo|:af|balo|-a|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Esperanto balo Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -ader. ▲ Latin -a Italian -ader. ▲ Latin -a Old Spanish -a Spanish -ader. Esperanto -a Esperanto bala [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "collective nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ā", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "feminine", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "nominal", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ā<id:nominal>", "id" : "nominal" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "it" }, { "id" : "feminine", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "id" : "nominal", "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-ā<id:nominal>", "id" : "nominal" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "-a", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-a", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Esperanto", "term" : "-a", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "eo" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Esperanto", "term" : "bala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "eo" }" data-lang="eo" data-title="bala"> From balo + -a. Head templates: {{eo-head}} bala (accusative singular balan, plural balaj, accusative plural balajn)
  1. (attributive) ball (formal dance) Tags: attributive

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "balan",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balaj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balajn",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  "hyphenation": [
    "ba‧la"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "ba‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "(attributive) ball (formal dance)"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbala/"
    },
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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