balma

== Catalan == === Alternative forms === bauma === Etymology === From Paleo-Hispanic. Related to a Gaulish *balma, as found in Medieval Latin balma (“cavern”), Lombard balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbal.mə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbal.ma] === Noun === balma f (plural balmes) shallow cave, opening under a ledge ==== Derived terms ==== balmar-se ==== Further reading ==== “balma”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “balma” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Italian == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin balma (“cavern”), to Gaulish *balma. Related to Catalan balma; Lombard balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbal.ma/ Rhymes: -alma Hyphenation: bàl‧ma === Noun === balma f (plural balme) cavern == Latin == === Etymology === From Gaulish *balma. Related to Catalan balma; French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma. === Noun === balma f (genitive balmae); first declension (Medieval Latin) cavern ==== Descendants ==== Italian: balma Lombard: balma Middle High German: balm German: Balm == Lombard == === Etymology === From Latin balma or Gaulish *balma. Related to Italian balma; Catalan balma; Middle High German balm, German Balm (“cavern”); French baume (“grotto”); Provençal baumo; Piedmontese barma; Ligurian arma. === Noun === balma f cavern, grotto