balja

See also: bálja

Basque-Icelandic Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Basque balea.

Noun

balja

1. whale

References

• Ricardo Etxepare and Viola G. Miglio (2015) “The Newly-Discovered Fourth Basque-Icelandic Glossary”, in Xabier Irujo and Viola G. Miglio, editors, Basque Whaling in Iceland in the XVII Century: Legal Organization, Cultural Exchange, & Conflicts

Maltese

Root
b-l-j
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.ja/

Verb

balja (imperfect jbalji)

1. Alternative form of bbalija: to oscilate; to be unsteady

Conjugation

Conjugation of balja
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	baljejt	baljejt	balja		baljejna	baljejtu	baljew
	f			baljiet
imperfect	m	nbalji	tbalji	jbalji		nbalju	tbalju	jbalju
	f			tbalji
imperative			balji				balju

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

balja f

1. definite singular of balje

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish balia, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille.

Noun

balja c

1. tub, basin, bowl
2. pod
3. scabbard, sheath (for e.g. sabres)
4. (soccer, colloquial) goal

Declension

Declension of balja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	balja	baljan	baljor	baljorna
Genitive	baljas	baljans	baljors	baljornas

Synonyms

• (scabbard): skida (general term), slida (for knives)

References

• balja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• balja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• balja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• balja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)