balâ
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bala"
Friulian
Etymology
From Late Latin ballō, borrowed from, or related to, Ancient Greek βαλλίζω (ballízō), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to throw”).
Verb
balâ
- (intransitive) to dance
Conjugation
This is a regular -â verb, along with verbs like amâ.
Conjugation of balâ (first conjugation)
| infinitive | balâ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | balânt | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | balât | balâts | |||||
| feminine | balâde | balâdis | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
| present | o bali | tu balis | al/e bale | o balìn | o balais | a balin | |
| imperfect | o balavi | tu balavis | al/e balave | o balavin | o balavis | a balavin | |
| simple past | o balai | tu balaris | al/e balà | o balarin | o balaris | a balarin | |
| future | o balarai | tu balarâs | al/e balarà | o balarìn | o balarês | a balaran | |
| conditional | o balarès | tu balaressis | al/e balarès | o balaressin | o balaressis | a balaressin | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | lui/jê | nô | vô | lôr | |
| present | o bali | tu balis | al/e bali | o balìn | o balais | a balin | |
| imperfect | o balàs | tu balassis | al/e balàs | o balassin | o balassis | a balassin | |
| imperative | – | tu | – | nô | vô | – | |
| – | bale | – | balìn | balait | – | ||