"bal" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bal/ Audio: Fr-bal.ogg , Fr-Paris--bal.ogg [Paris] Forms: bals [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French bal, deverbal of baller, from Late Latin ballare (“to dance”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|bal|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French bal, {{inh+|fr|fro|bal}} Inherited from Old French bal, {{glossary|deverbal}} deverbal, {{m|fro|baller}} baller, {{der|fr|LL.|ballare||to dance}} Late Latin ballare (“to dance”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|s}} bal m (plural bals)
  1. dance party, ball Tags: masculine Derived forms: bal masqué, bal musette, ouvrir le bal, salle de bal
    Sense id: en-bal-fr-noun-8bJHW8q7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bal meaning in French (3.1kB)

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