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μπάλα
ball /ˈba.la/
nounA2#736 most common
Also: football/soccer (the sport, colloquial), bale (of hay, cotton, goods)
Example sentences
Η μπάλα είναι κόκκινη.
The ball is red.
Ο σκύλος παίζει με τη μπάλα.
The dog plays with the ball.
Τα παιδιά παίζουν μπάλα στην αυλή.
The children play ball in the yard.
Έδωσε μια δυνατή κλωτσιά στη μπάλα και σκόραρε.
He gave the ball a hard kick and scored.
Η μπάλα πέρασε ξυστά πάνω από το δοκάρι.
The ball passed just over the crossbar.
Όταν λέμε «η μπάλα» στην Ελλάδα, σχεδόν πάντα εννοούμε το ποδόσφαιρο.
When we say "the ball" in Greece, we almost always mean football.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μπάλα | μπάλες |
| Genitive | μπάλας | μπαλών |
| Accusative | μπάλα | μπάλες |
| Vocative | μπάλα | μπάλες |
Word family
μπαλάκιlittle ball
μπαλιάkick, pass or shot of the ball
μπαλόνιballoon
μπαλαδόροςskilled ball-handler, dribbler
μπαλίτσαtiny ball
Etymology
Borrowed into Greek from Italian 'balla'/'palla' ('ball, bale'), terms that spread through the Romance languages from a Germanic source (Lombardic/Frankish). The same Germanic word underlies English 'ball'. It entered Greek during the long period of Italian and Venetian commercial and cultural influence.
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