balón

See also: Appendix:Variations of "balon"

Czech

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balón

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Alternative forms

• balon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaloːn]

Noun

balón m inan

1. balloon (toy)
2. balloon, aerostat (transport vehicle)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	balón	balóny
genitive	balónu	balónů
dative	balónu	balónům
accusative	balón	balóny
vocative	balóne	balóny
locative	balónu, balóně	balónech
instrumental	balónem	balóny

Declension of balón (hard masculine inanimate)

Further reading

• “balón”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “balón”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “balón”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Galician

Alternative forms

• balom, balão (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈloŋ/ [baˈloŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: ba‧lón

Noun

balón m (plural balóns)

1. ball, especially a large one used in sports

   Synonyms: bóla, pelota

2. a flexible container to transport gases (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Derived terms

• baloncesto

Further reading

• “balón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbaloːn]

Noun

balón m inan (relational adjective balónový, diminutive balónik)

1. balloon

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	balón	balóny
genitive	balóna, balónu	balónov
dative	balónu	balónom
accusative	balón	balóny
locative	balóne	balónoch
instrumental	balónom	balónmi

Declension of balón (pattern dub)

Further reading

• “balón”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From bala +‎ -ón (augmentative).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlon/ [baˈlõn]

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: ba‧lón
• Homophone: valón

Noun

balón m (plural balones)

1. ball

   Synonym: pelota

2. balloon

   Synonym: globo

Hyponyms

• balón de fútbol
• balón de fútbol americano
• balón de playa
• balón intragástrico
• balón saltarín

Derived terms

• a balón parado
• balompié
• balón de papel
• balón intragástrico
• balón parado
• baloncesto
• balonmano
• balonvolea
• echar balones fuera

Further reading

• “balón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10