balan

See also: Balan, bàlan, bălan, Bălan, Ba Lan, bɑlɑŋ, and bǎlǎn

Breton

Noun

balan ? (collective, singulative balanenn)

1. broom (genus Genista)

Esperanto

Adjective

balan

1. accusative singular of bala

Gamilaraay

Alternative forms

• 0

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balan/

Numeral

balan

1. zero

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈpalan/

Verb

balan

1. first-person singular present indicative of ballat

Pazeh

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

balan

1. cat

   tabakedaw nita ki balan!

   Let's beat the cat!

References

• Paul Jen-kuei Li (李壬癸), Shigeru Tsuchida (土田滋) (2001) Pazih Dictionary (巴宰語詞典), Taipei: Academia Sinica, Institute of Linguistics, page 81.

Romanian

Adjective

balan m or n (feminine singular balană, masculine plural balani, feminine and neuter plural balane)

1. Obsolete form of bălan.

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	balan		balană		balani	balane
	definite	balanul		balana		balanii	balanele
genitive- dative	indefinite	balan		balane		balani	balane
	definite	balanului		balanei		balanilor	balanelor

References

• balan in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbalan/ [ˈba.lãn]
• Rhymes: -alan
• Syllabification: ba‧lan

Verb

balan

1. third-person plural present indicative of balar

Tatar

Noun

balan

1. viburnum

Turkish

Noun

balan

1. second-person singular possessive of bala

Volapük

Etymology

bal ‎ -an

Noun

balan (nominative plural balans)

1. someone
2. one person
   • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 19:

     Balan äseadon e votikan äspaton.

     One was sitting and the other was walking.

Declension

declension of balan

	singular	plural
nominative	balan	balans
genitive	balana	balanas
dative	balane	balanes
accusative	balani	balanis
vocative 1	o balan!	o balans!
predicative 2	balanu	balanus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only