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palla

See also: Palla and pallá

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian palla (“ball”). Doublet of ball.

Noun

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palla (uncountable)

  1. A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

Etymology 2

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Learned borrowing from Latin palla. Doublet of pall.

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palla (plural pallae)

  1. (historical) A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

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Aymara

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palla

  1. woman

Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan palla, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”). Compare Occitan palha, French paille, Italian paglia, Sicilian pagghia, Spanish paja.

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Noun

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palla f (plural palles)

  1. straw, hay
  2. drinking straw
    Synonym: canya
  3. (of gems, metal) flaw
  4. (of writing) padding

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Galician

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Palla

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese palha (Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin palea. Cognate with Portuguese palha, Asturian paya and Spanish paja.

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Noun

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palla f (plural pallas)

  1. (countable) a straw
  2. (uncountable) straw
    • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 61:
      Jtem. deue o potro comer feo, palla, herua, orio, auea, espelqa, que quer dizer melga, et as qousas semellauelles a esto, que naturalmente som para seu comer.
      Item. The foal must eat hay, straw, grass, barley, oat, spelt —that is, melga— and things that are similar to these, which are naturally for them to eat
    • 1439, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 418:
      e da cárrega de palla, un diñeiro e do carro da casqa, duas brancas
      for a load of hay, [they shall pay] a diñeiro, and by a cartload of bark, two brancas
  3. (uncountable) chaff
    • 1276, M. Lucas Álvarez, P. Lucas Dominguez, editors, El monasterio de San Clodio do Ribeiro en la Edad Media: estudio y documentos, Sada / A Coruña: Edicións do Castro, page 375:
      et este pan deue a seer qual o Deus der no logar et seer linpo de palla et de poo, d'eruellada et de mosceyra, et deue a seer ben seco et ben linpo et bõõ pan
      and this grain must be that that God gives at that place, and it must be clean of chaff and dust, of vetch and fodder, and it must be well dry and well clean and good grain
  4. (informal, vulgar) a wank

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian palla (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?), from Latin palla, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpalla/
  • Rhymes: -la, -a
  • Hyphenation: pal‧la

Noun

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palla (plural palla-palla)

  1. (Catholicism) a cloth used to cover a chalice during services.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Medieval Latin balla, palla, bala, from Frankish *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from *bʰel- (“to blow, swell, inflate”). Alternatively, via Lombardic *palla, from Proto-Germanic *ballô, from the same ultimate origin. Compare Sicilian baḍḍa.

Noun

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palla f (plural palle)

  1. (sports) ball (object used for playing games)
  2. ball (solid or hollow sphere)
  3. (historical, firearms) bullet, shot
    Hypernym: proiettile
  4. (usually in the plural, vulgar) testicles
    Synonyms: (vulgar) coglione, testicolo
  5. (informal, figurative) something dull or boring
    Che palle!
    What a drag!
  6. (colloquial) lie
    Synonym: bugia
  7. (heraldry) circle-shaped charge
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin palla, of uncertain origin.

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palla f (plural palle)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) palla (cloth worn by ladies)
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Etymology 3

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Perhaps an extension in sense of the above lemma.

Noun

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palla f (plural palle)

  1. (Catholicism) a cloth used to cover a chalice during services

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  • palla1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • palla2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • palla3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”) (akin to pellis (“hide, pelt”)), or possibly a substrate loan.[1][2]

Noun

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palla f (genitive pallae); first declension

  1. A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative palla pallae
genitive pallae pallārum
dative pallae pallīs
accusative pallam pallās
ablative pallā pallīs
vocative palla pallae
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Descendants

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  • → English: palla (learned)
  • → Italian: palla (learned)
  • → Romanian: pală (learned)
  • Proto-Brythonic: *pall

Further reading

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  • “palla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “palla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • palla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • “palla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “palla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
  2. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Italian palla, from Latin palla.

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Noun

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palla f (plural palel)

  1. (Christianity) pallium

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Related to Traveller Norwegian palla and Swedish palla, both with the same meaning.

Verb

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palla (present tense pallar, past tense palla, past participle palla, passive infinitive pallast, present participle pallande, imperative palla/pall)

  1. (slang) to bother to; to have the energy to, to feel up to
    Eg pallar tji gjøra det i dag for faen
    I don't feel up to do it today for fuck's sake

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Quechua

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Noun

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palla

  1. lady, respected woman
  2. female dancer

Declension

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declension of palla
singular plural
nominative palla pallakuna
accusative pallata pallakunata
dative pallaman pallakunaman
genitive pallap pallakunap
locative pallapi pallakunapi
terminative pallakama pallakunakama
ablative pallamanta pallakunamanta
instrumental pallawan pallakunawan
comitative pallantin pallakunantin
abessive pallannaq pallakunannaq
comparative pallahina pallakunahina
causative pallarayku pallakunarayku
benefactive pallapaq pallakunapaq
associative pallapura pallakunapura
distributive pallanka pallakunanka
exclusive pallalla pallakunalla
possessive forms of palla
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative pallay pallaykuna
accusative pallayta pallaykunata
dative pallayman pallaykunaman
genitive pallaypa pallaykunap
locative pallaypi pallaykunapi
terminative pallaykama pallaykunakama
ablative pallaymanta pallaykunamanta
instrumental pallaywan pallaykunawan
comitative pallaynintin pallaykunantin
abessive pallayninnaq pallaykunannaq
comparative pallayhina pallaykunahina
causative pallayrayku pallaykunarayku
benefactive pallaypaq pallaykunapaq
associative pallaypura pallaykunapura
distributive pallayninka pallaykunanka
exclusive pallaylla pallaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative pallayki pallaykikuna
accusative pallaykita pallaykikunata
dative pallaykiman pallaykikunaman
genitive pallaykipa pallaykikunap
locative pallaykipi pallaykikunapi
terminative pallaykikama pallaykikunakama
ablative pallaykimanta pallaykikunamanta
instrumental pallaykiwan pallaykikunawan
comitative pallaykintin pallaykikunantin
abessive pallaykinnaq pallaykikunannaq
comparative pallaykihina pallaykikunahina
causative pallaykirayku pallaykikunarayku
benefactive pallaykipaq pallaykikunapaq
associative pallaykipura pallaykikunapura
distributive pallaykinka pallaykikunanka
exclusive pallaykilla pallaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative pallan pallankuna
accusative pallanta pallankunata
dative pallanman pallankunaman
genitive pallanpa pallankunap
locative pallanpi pallankunapi
terminative pallankama pallankunakama
ablative pallanmanta pallankunamanta
instrumental pallanwan pallankunawan
comitative pallanintin pallankunantin
abessive pallanninnaq pallankunannaq
comparative pallanhina pallankunahina
causative pallanrayku pallankunarayku
benefactive pallanpaq pallankunapaq
associative pallanpura pallankunapura
distributive pallaninka pallankunanka
exclusive pallanlla pallankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative pallanchik pallanchikkuna
accusative pallanchikta pallanchikkunata
dative pallanchikman pallanchikkunaman
genitive pallanchikpa pallanchikkunap
locative pallanchikpi pallanchikkunapi
terminative pallanchikkama pallanchikkunakama
ablative pallanchikmanta pallanchikkunamanta
instrumental pallanchikwan pallanchikkunawan
comitative pallanchiknintin pallanchikkunantin
abessive pallanchikninnaq pallanchikkunannaq
comparative pallanchikhina pallanchikkunahina
causative pallanchikrayku pallanchikkunarayku
benefactive pallanchikpaq pallanchikkunapaq
associative pallanchikpura pallanchikkunapura
distributive pallanchikninka pallanchikkunanka
exclusive pallanchiklla pallanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative pallayku pallaykukuna
accusative pallaykuta pallaykukunata
dative pallaykuman pallaykukunaman
genitive pallaykupa pallaykukunap
locative pallaykupi pallaykukunapi
terminative pallaykukama pallaykukunakama
ablative pallaykumanta pallaykukunamanta
instrumental pallaykuwan pallaykukunawan
comitative pallaykuntin pallaykukunantin
abessive pallaykunnaq pallaykukunannaq
comparative pallaykuhina pallaykukunahina
causative pallaykurayku pallaykukunarayku
benefactive pallaykupaq pallaykukunapaq
associative pallaykupura pallaykukunapura
distributive pallaykunka pallaykukunanka
exclusive pallaykulla pallaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative pallaykichik pallaykichikkuna
accusative pallaykichikta pallaykichikkunata
dative pallaykichikman pallaykichikkunaman
genitive pallaykichikpa pallaykichikkunap
locative pallaykichikpi pallaykichikkunapi
terminative pallaykichikkama pallaykichikkunakama
ablative pallaykichikmanta pallaykichikkunamanta
instrumental pallaykichikwan pallaykichikkunawan
comitative pallaykichiknintin pallaykichikkunantin
abessive pallaykichikninnaq pallaykichikkunannaq
comparative pallaykichikhina pallaykichikkunahina
causative pallaykichikrayku pallaykichikkunarayku
benefactive pallaykichikpaq pallaykichikkunapaq
associative pallaykichikpura pallaykichikkunapura
distributive pallaykichikninka pallaykichikkunanka
exclusive pallaykichiklla pallaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative pallanku pallankukuna
accusative pallankuta pallankukunata
dative pallankuman pallankukunaman
genitive pallankupa pallankukunap
locative pallankupi pallankukunapi
terminative pallankukama pallankukunakama
ablative pallankumanta pallankukunamanta
instrumental pallankuwan pallankukunawan
comitative pallankuntin pallankukunantin
abessive pallankunnaq pallankukunannaq
comparative pallankuhina pallankukunahina
causative pallankurayku pallankukunarayku
benefactive pallankupaq pallankukunapaq
associative pallankupura pallankukunapura
distributive pallankunka pallankukunanka
exclusive pallankulla pallankukunalla

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin palea.

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palla f

  1. (Campidanese) straw

Sicilian

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Etymology

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From Italian palla (“ball”), see above.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpalːa/
  • Hyphenation: pal‧la

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palla f (plural palli)

  1. ball

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palla

  1. inflection of pallar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Swedish

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Etymology 1

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Derived from Swedish criminal cant pall (“apple”). Attested since 1898.

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palla (present pallar, preterite pallade, supine pallat, imperative palla)

  1. (colloquial) To scrump; to steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.
    Synonyms: stjäla (“steal”), knycka (“nick”)
    Ska vi gå och palla från grannen?
    Shall we go scrumping from the neighbor?

Etymology 2

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Affix of pall +‎ -ar, from stå pall (“stand firm”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan, from Low German pall staan.

Interjection sense possibly an ellipsis of the negative pallar inte ("do not have energy/stamina/will").

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palla (present pallar, preterite pallade, supine pallat, imperative palla)

  1. (colloquial) To have enough strength, will, or stamina for something. [since 1912]
    Synonyms: (dialectal) gitta, idas, orka, (archaic) tya
    Pallar du en runda till?
    Do you have strength/energy for another round?
Conjugation
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Conjugation of palla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive palla pallas
Supine pallat pallats
Imperative palla —
Imper. plural1 pallen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative pallar pallade pallas pallades
Ind. plural1 palla pallade pallas pallades
Subjunctive2 palle pallade palles pallades
Participles
Present participle pallande
Past participle pallad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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palla

  1. (colloquial, can be seen as rude) to not have enough strength, will or stamina; to not be bothered to
    – Ska vi gå på bio?
    – Palla!
    – Shall we go and watch a movie?
    – I don't have enough energy! / – I can't be bothered to!

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