Ballast

== Dutch == === Etymology === First attested as Ballast in 1738. Derived from Dutch Low Saxon ballast (“weeds”), here referring to a patch of overgrown land. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑˈlɑst/ Hyphenation: Bal‧last Rhymes: -ɑst Homophone: ballast === Proper noun === Ballast n a hamlet in Coevorden, Drenthe, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German ballast, a compound word the second part of which is Last. The origin of the first part is uncertain; several theories and possible paths of borrowing are discussed. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbalast/, /baˈlast/ === Noun === Ballast m (strong, genitive Ballastes, plural Ballaste) (nautical or figuratively) ballast ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: balast→ Kashubian: balaszt→ Slovincian: balaszt === Further reading === “Ballast” in Duden online “Ballast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache