Ball.
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
Meaning & usage
ball (round or roundish object, most commonly used in games)
Können wir uns deinen Ball ausleihen?
Er formte einen Ball aus Papier.
pass, play
ein guter Ball in den Strafraum
Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German and Old High German bal, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz. Cognates include English ball, Dutch bal, Danish bold, Swedish boll, Icelandic böllur, and Norwegian ball.
ball (social gathering for dancing), prom (US)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French bal.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.