Balla

See also: balla, ballà, and baļļa

English

Proper noun

Balla

1. A village in County Mayo, Ireland.

Italian

Etymology

Originally a nickname meaning "rascal," from balosso (“dumb, stupid, harebrained”).

Proper noun

Balla m or f by sense

1. a surname

   Giacomo Balla, Italian painter

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 90.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Valla

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάλλα (Bálla).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbal.la/, [ˈbälːä]

Proper noun

Balla f sg (genitive Ballae); first declension

1. An ancient town of Pieria

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Balla
Genitive	Ballae
Dative	Ballae
Accusative	Ballam
Ablative	Ballā
Vocative	Balla
Locative	Ballae

Related terms

• Vallaeus

References

• “Balla”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly