# balans
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch balanse, from Old French balance, from Latin bilanx.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baːˈlɑns/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ba‧lans
* Rhymes: -ɑns

### Noun

balans f (plural balansen, diminutive balansje n)
* balance, scales for weighing
* equilibrium
* balance sheet
* type of bridge with counterweight

#### Derived terms

* balanceren
* machtsbalans
* uitbalanceren

#### Related terms

* weegschaal
* evenwicht

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: balans
* → Caribbean Javanese: balans
* → Indonesian: balans

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch balans, from Middle Dutch balanse, from Old French balance, from Latin bilanx.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈba.lans]
* Hyphenation: ba‧lans

### Noun

balans (plural balans-balans)
* balance:
** a pair of scales
    Synonym: neraca
** a state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium
    Synonyms: ekuilibrium, keseimbangan, kesetimbangan
** (accounting) balance sheet: a list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other
    Synonym: neraca

### Further reading

* “balans” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latin
### Etymology

Present participle of bālō.

### Participle

bālāns (genitive bālantis); third-declension one-termination participle
* bleating, baaing

#### Declension

Third-declension participle.
$^1$When used purely as an adjective.

### References

* “balans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

## Middle English
### Noun

balans
* Alternative form of balaunce

## Northern Kurdish
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑːns

### Noun

balans f
* balance (equilibrium)

#### Declension
## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French balance, from Vulgar Latin *bilancia, from Latin bilanx. Compare bilans.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈba.lans/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alans
* Syllabification: ba‧lans

### Noun

balans m inan
* (literally or figuratively) balance (something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight)
* balance wheel
    Synonym: balansjer
* (gymnastics) balance beam
    Synonym: równoważnia
* (photography, film, of color) balance

#### Derived terms

* balansowy
* kurdebalans
* balansista
* balansjer
* balansówka
* balansować
* przebalansować
* zbalansować

### Further reading

* balans in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* balans in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Etymology

Back-formation from balansa

### Noun

balans n (plural balansuri)
* balancing

#### Declension
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French balance.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bǎlans/
* Hyphenation: ba‧lans

### Noun

bàlans m (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ланс)
* balance (equilibrium)

#### Declension
### References

* “balans”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

balans c
* balance (physical equilibrium)
* (figuratively) balance (mental balance, power balance, ecological balance, balance of trade, etc. – similar usage to English)
* balance (sense of balance)
    Lindansare har bra balansTightrope walkers have good balance
* (watchmaking) a balance
* (accounting) balance

#### Derived terms

* balansakt
* balanscentrum
* balansgång
* balanshjul
* balanskonst
* balanskonstnär
* balanskonto
* balanskrav
* balansnummer
* balansorgan
* balansproblem
* balanspunkt
* balansroder
* balansrubbning
* balansräkning
* balanssinne
* balansspelare
* balansvåg
* balansövning
* barfotabalans
* betalningsbalans
* budgetbalans
* bytesbalans
* försörjningsbalans
* handelsbalans
* hormonbalans
* könsbalans
* maktbalans
* obalans
* snedbalans
* styrkebalans
* terrorbalans
* utrikesbalans
* vattenbalans
* vätskebalans
* överbalans

#### Related terms

* balansera

### References

* balans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* balans in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* balans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* albans

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French balance.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baˈlɑns/

### Noun

balans (definite accusative balansı, plural balanslar)
* balance
    Synonym: denge

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
balans
balanslar
definite accusative
balansı
balansları
dative
balansa
balanslara
locative
balansta
balanslarda
ablative
balanstan
balanslardan
genitive
balansın
balansların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
balansım
balanslarım
2nd singular
balansın
balansların
3rd singular
balansı
balansları
1st plural
balansımız
balanslarımız
2nd plural
balansınız
balanslarınız
3rd plural
balansları
balansları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
balansımı
balanslarımı
2nd singular
balansını
balanslarını
3rd singular
balansını
balanslarını
1st plural
balansımızı
balanslarımızı
2nd plural
balansınızı
balanslarınızı
3rd plural
balanslarını
balanslarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
balansıma
balanslarıma
2nd singular
balansına
balanslarına
3rd singular
balansına
balanslarına
1st plural
balansımıza
balanslarımıza
2nd plural
balansınıza
balanslarınıza
3rd plural
balanslarına
balanslarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
balansımda
balanslarımda
2nd singular
balansında
balanslarında
3rd singular
balansında
balanslarında
1st plural
balansımızda
balanslarımızda
2nd plural
balansınızda
balanslarınızda
3rd plural
balanslarında
balanslarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
balansımdan
balanslarımdan
2nd singular
balansından
balanslarından
3rd singular
balansından
balanslarından
1st plural
balansımızdan
balanslarımızdan
2nd plural
balansınızdan
balanslarınızdan
3rd plural
balanslarından
balanslarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
balansımın
balanslarımın
2nd singular
balansının
balanslarının
3rd singular
balansının
balanslarının
1st plural
balansımızın
balanslarımızın
2nd plural
balansınızın
balanslarınızın
3rd plural
balanslarının
balanslarının :