balio

See also: baliô

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balio/ [ba.li.o]

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• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Hyphenation: ba‧li‧o

Etymology 1

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Noun

balio inan

1. value

Declension

Declension of balio (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	balio	balioa	balioak	baliook
ergative	baliok	balioak	balioek	baliook
dative	baliori	balioari	balioei	baliooi
genitive	balioren	balioaren	balioen	balioon
comitative	baliorekin	balioarekin	balioekin	baliookin
causative	baliorengatik	balioarengatik	balioengatik	balioongatik
benefactive	baliorentzat	balioarentzat	balioentzat	balioontzat
instrumental	balioz	balioaz	balioez	baliootaz
inessive	baliotan	balioan	balioetan	baliootan
locative	baliotako	balioko	balioetako	baliootako
allative	baliotara	baliora	balioetara	baliootara
terminative	baliotaraino	balioraino	balioetaraino	baliootaraino
directive	baliotarantz	baliorantz	balioetarantz	baliootarantz
destinative	baliotarako	baliorako	balioetarako	baliootarako
ablative	baliotatik	baliotik	balioetatik	baliootatik
partitive	baliorik	—	—	—
prolative	baliotzat	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Verb

balio

1. third-person singular, with third-person singular indirect object and singular direct object, conditional indicative of izan (transitive auxiliary)

Further reading

• “balio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “balio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Italian

Etymology

From Latin baiulus. Doublet of baglio and baiulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ljo/
• Rhymes: -aljo
• Hyphenation: bà‧lio

Noun

balio m (plural bali)

1. a wet nurse's husband
2. (archaic) tutor

   Synonyms: educatore, precettore

Related terms

• balia

Further reading

• “balio”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026