# palla
## English

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### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

palla (uncountable)
* A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin palla. Doublet of pall.

#### Noun

palla (plural pallae)
* (historical) A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

### Further reading

* Palla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Aymara
### Noun

palla
* woman

## Catalan
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈpa.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈpa.ʎa]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

palla f (plural palles)
* straw, hay
* drinking straw
    Synonym: canya
* (of gems, metal) flaw
* (of writing) padding

#### Derived terms

* despallar
* empallar
* pallada
* pallejar
* paller
* pallera
* pallissa
* palló
* pallol
* pallola
* pallós
* pallot
* pallús

### References

* “palla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “palla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “palla” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “palla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* palha (reintegrationist)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaʎa̝/

### Noun

palla f (plural pallas)
* (countable) a straw
* (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 brancasfor a load of hay, [they shall pay] a diñeiro, and by a cartload of bark, two brancas
* (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 panand 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
* (informal, vulgar) a wank

#### Derived terms

* espallar
* palla perra
* palleiro
* palloza
* un palleiro non se fai sen palla

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “palla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “palla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “palla”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “palla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palla”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* “palla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpalla/
* Rhymes: -la, -a
* Hyphenation: pal‧la

### Noun

palla (plural palla-palla)
* (Catholicism) Alternative spelling of pala

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpal.la/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alla
* Hyphenation: pàl‧la

### Etymology 1

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

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

##### Derived terms

* pallone

##### Related terms

* impallare
* palla da golf
* pallabase
* pallacanestro
* pallamano
* pallanuoto
* pallata
* pallavolo
* palleggiare
* pallina
* palloncino
* pallone
* pallottola
* rimpallare

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin palla, of uncertain origin.

#### Noun

palla f (plural palle)
* (historical, Ancient Rome) palla (cloth worn by ladies)

##### Related terms

* pallio

### Etymology 3

Perhaps an extension in sense of the above lemma.

#### Noun

palla f (plural palle)
* (Catholicism) a cloth used to cover a chalice during services

### Further reading

* palla$^1$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* palla$^2$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* palla$^3$ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Latin
### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *palasā, from Proto-Indo-European *pĺ̥h₂seh₂, cognate to Hittite 𒉺𒆷𒄴𒊭𒀸 (pa-la-aḫ-ša-aš, “female garment”). This etymology was originally proposed by Stefan Höfler and is accepted as convincing by Blanca María Prósper.
No etymology is decided on by De Vaan, who floats possibilities like Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”) (akin to pellis (“hide, pelt”)), or possibly a substrate loan.

### Noun

palla f (genitive pallae); first declension
* A rectangular piece of cloth worn by ladies in Ancient Rome and fastened with brooches.

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

#### Related terms

* pallium

#### Descendants

* → English: palla (learned)
* → Italian: palla (learned)
** → Indonesian: palla
** → Maltese: palla
* → Romanian: pală (learned)
* → Proto-Brythonic: *pall
** Middle Welsh: pall
*** Welsh: pall

#### Further reading

* “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

### References

* ↑ Höfler, Stefan (2017) “Observations on the palma rule”, in Pallas, volume 103, pages 15-23
* ↑ Prósper, Blanca María (2021) “Mars Veneticus and the «palma rule»”, in Francesca Chiusaroli, editor, Miscellanea di studi in onore di Diego Poli [Miscellany of Studies in Honor of Diego Poli], volume 2, Rome: Il Calamo, →ISBN, page 1259
* ↑ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
* ↑ 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
### Etymology

From Italian palla, from Latin palla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpal.la/

### Noun

palla f (plural palel)
* (Christianity) pallium

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* palle (e-infinitive)

### Etymology

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

### Verb

palla (present tense pallar, past tense palla, past participle palla, passive infinitive pallast, present participle pallande, imperative palla/pall)
* (slang) to bother to; to have the energy to, to feel up to
    Eg pallar tji gjøra det i dag for faenI don't feel up to do it today for fuck's sake

#### Synonyms

* gidde
* orke

## Quechua
### Noun

palla
* lady, respected woman
* female dancer

#### Declension

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
### Etymology

From Latin palea.

### Noun

palla f
* (Campidanese) straw

## Sicilian
### Alternative forms

* padda

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpalːa/
* Hyphenation: pal‧la

### Noun

palla f (plural palli)
* ball

## Spanish
### Verb

palla
* inflection of pallar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

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

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").

#### Verb

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

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Derived terms

* palla tji

#### Interjection

palla
* (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!

### References

* palla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* palla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* pall in Svensk ordbok (SO)