balt

See also: Balt, balț, Bałt, and Balt.

Cimbrian

FWOTD – 7 July 2014

Etymology

Ultimately cognate to German Wald.

Pronunciation

Noun

balt m (plural bèllar)

  1. woods; forest

Derived terms

  • bèllale (diminutive)

References

  • “balt” in Umberto Martello Martalar, Alfonso Bellotto, Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Setti Communi vicentini, 1st edition, 1974.
  1. Rita Morandi, Contact-induced Language Change and Its Socio-historical Correlates, page 42

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

balt

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of ballen
  2. (archaic) plural imperative of ballen

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

balt m (genitive singular built, plural baltan)

  1. welt (of a shoe)
  2. border, belt
  3. selvage (of cloth)
  4. moustache
  5. (Arran) man's collar

Synonyms

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