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μπαλάκι
little ball /baˈlaci/
nounC1#3384 most common
Also: small ball, ball (e.g. tennis ball, toy ball)
Example sentences
Το μπαλάκι είναι κόκκινο.
The little ball is red.
Ο σκύλος παίζει με το μπαλάκι.
The dog is playing with the ball.
Το παιδί έχασε το μπαλάκι του στο πάρκο.
The child lost his ball in the park.
Αγόρασα δύο μπαλάκια του τένις για τον αγώνα.
I bought two tennis balls for the match.
Το χρώμα του μπαλακιού είχε ξεθωριάσει από τον ήλιο.
The color of the little ball had faded from the sun.
Παρά τον αριθμό των μπαλακιών που είχαν σκορπίσει στην αυλή, κατάφερε να τα μαζέψει όλα πριν βραδιάσει.
Despite the number of little balls scattered in the yard, he managed to gather them all before nightfall.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | μπαλάκι | μπαλάκια |
| Genitive | μπαλακιού | μπαλακιών |
| Accusative | μπαλάκι | μπαλάκια |
| Vocative | μπαλάκι | μπαλάκια |
Word family
Etymology
Μπαλάκι is the diminutive of μπάλα, ball, formed with the Greek suffix -άκι, which shrinks nouns and often adds warmth or affection. Μπάλα came into Greek through Italian, from a Germanic word for a round, swollen object. That Germanic root goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to blow or swell, the same idea behind the English words ball and balloon.
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