"bal" meaning in Swedish

See bal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Low German bal, bale, ultimately from the root of boll (“ball”). Etymology templates: {{bor|sv|nds|bal}} Low German bal Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} bal c, {{sv-noun|c}} bal c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-er}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], bal [indefinite, nominative, singular], bals [genitive, indefinite, singular], balen [definite, nominative, singular], balens [definite, genitive, singular], balar [indefinite, nominative, plural], balars [genitive, indefinite, plural], balarna [definite, nominative, plural], balarnas [definite, genitive, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], bal [indefinite, nominative, singular], bals [genitive, indefinite, singular], balen [definite, nominative, singular], balens [definite, genitive, singular], baler [indefinite, nominative, plural], balers [genitive, indefinite, plural], balerna [definite, nominative, plural], balernas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. bale, bundle (big packet of things) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-bal-sv-noun-0PWmdeJQ
  2. Formal gathering for dance, ball Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-bal-sv-noun-5casg1gu Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bale, bala, balning, balpress, halmbal, höbal, pappersbal, ball, baldrottning, balett, balklänning, balsal, maskeradbal, operabal

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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    },
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        "plural"
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      "word": "halmbal"
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      "word": "höbal"
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      "word": "pappersbal"
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      "word": "ball"
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    {
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      "word": "baldrottning"
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    {
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      "word": "balklänning"
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      "word": "balsal"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "balpress"
    },
    {
      "word": "halmbal"
    },
    {
      "word": "höbal"
    },
    {
      "word": "pappersbal"
    },
    {
      "word": "ball"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "balett"
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    {
      "word": "balklänning"
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    {
      "word": "balsal"
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    {
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    {
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          "bundle",
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  ],
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}

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