bel
Translingual
Symbol
bel
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Belarusian.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Homophones: bell, belle
Etymology 1
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
Noun
bel (plural bels)
- A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Derived terms
- decibel
Translations
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References
- Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
Noun
bel (plural bels)
- Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”)
Anagrams
- BLE, EBL, LEB, Leb, Leb.
Albanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist; spade”) (Turkish bel).
Noun
bel m
- (anatomy) waist
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “spade”), from Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
bel m
- spade
Aragonese
Alternative forms
- bela, bel-la (feminine)
Etymology
From Latin bellus (“pretty”). Compare Gascon bèth for the determiner use.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbel/
Adjective
bel m
- strange (in certain expressions)
Determiner
bel m
- any, anyone
References
- Badia I Margarit, Antonio. 1950. El habla del Valle de Bielsa. Barcelona: Instituto de Estudios Pirenaicos. 88, 232.
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bel/
Audio (Baku) (file)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l.
Noun
bel (definite accusative beli, plural bellər)
- (anatomy) back of the body
- Belim ağrıyır. ― My back hurts.
- uşaqlığı atbelində keçən adam ― a person whose childhood has passed on the back of a horse.
- Synonyms: dal, arxa
- (anatomy) small of the back
- (anatomy) waist
- Synonym: miyan
- (geography) saddleback, saddle, col
Derived terms
- bel bağlamaq (“to rely on”)
Etymology 2
From Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
bel (definite accusative beli, plural bellər)
- spade
Declension
Declension of bel | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | bel | bellr | ||||||
definite accusative | beln | bellr | ||||||
dative | bely | bellr | ||||||
locative | beld | bellrd | ||||||
ablative | beldn | bellrdn | ||||||
definite genitive | belnn | bellrn |
Possessive forms of bel | ||||||||
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nominative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belm | bellrm | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | beln | bellrn | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | bels | bellr | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmz | bellrmz | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnz | bellrnz | ||||||
onların (“their”) | bels or bellr | bellr | ||||||
accusative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belm | bellrm | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | beln | bellrn | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | belsn | bellrn | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmz | bellrmz | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnz | bellrnz | ||||||
onların (“their”) | belsn or bellrn | bellrn | ||||||
dative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belm | bellrm | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | beln | bellrn | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | belsn | bellrn | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmz | bellrmz | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnz | bellrnz | ||||||
onların (“their”) | belsn or bellrn | bellrn | ||||||
locative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belmd | bellrmd | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | belnd | bellrnd | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | belsnd | bellrnd | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmzd | bellrmzd | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnzd | bellrnzd | ||||||
onların (“their”) | belsnd or bellrnd | bellrnd | ||||||
ablative | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belmdn | bellrmdn | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | belndn | bellrndn | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | belsndn | bellrndn | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmzdn | bellrmzdn | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnzdn | bellrnzdn | ||||||
onların (“their”) | belsndn or bellrndn | bellrndn | ||||||
genitive | ||||||||
singular | plural | |||||||
mənim (“my”) | belmn | bellrmn | ||||||
sənin (“your”) | belnn | bellrnn | ||||||
onun (“his/her/its”) | belsnn | bellrnn | ||||||
bizim (“our”) | belmzn | bellrmzn | ||||||
sizin (“your”) | belnzn | bellrnzn | ||||||
onların (“their”) | belsnn or bellrnn | bellrnn |
Further reading
- “bel” in Obastan.com.
Bislama
Etymology 1
From English bell.
Noun
bel
- bell
Etymology 2
From English belly.
Noun
bel
- belly
Etymology 3
From English bale.
Noun
bel
- bale
Catalan
Etymology
From belar (“to bleat”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈbɛl/
Noun
bel m (plural bels)
- baa, bleat
Related terms
- belar
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: bel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
bel f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje n)
- bell
- (obsolete) segment of a rattlesnake's rattle
Derived terms
- belhamel
- belleman
- beltrom
- beltrommel
- deurbel
- draaibel
- een belletje doen rinkelen
- fietsbel
- rinkelbel
- rotorbel
- toeters en bellen
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: bèl
- → Sranan Tongo: bèl
Etymology 2
Probably a variant of bal (“ball, round convex object”)
Noun
bel f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje n)
- bubble
- Synonym: bubbel
Derived terms
- luchtbel
- zeepbel
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bel
- first-person singular present indicative of bellen
- imperative of bellen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
Etymology 1
see beau
Adjective
bel
- form of beau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound
Usage notes
- used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like animal but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like homme, where the h is silent: un bel homme (/œ̃ bɛ.l‿ɔm/)
Related terms
- bel air
Etymology 2
Named for Alexander Graham Bell
Noun
bel m (plural bels)
- bel (unit of sound intensity)
Further reading
- “bel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- blé
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from English belt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bél/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bál]
Noun
bêl m
- belt
- seatbelt
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛl]
- Hyphenation: bel
- Rhymes: -ɛl
Etymology 1
From English bel.
Noun
bel
- bel (a unit of measurement)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | bel | belek |
accusative | belt | beleket |
dative | belnek | beleknek |
instrumental | bellel | belekkel |
causal-final | belért | belekért |
translative | bellé | belekké |
terminative | belig | belekig |
essive-formal | belként | belekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | belben | belekben |
superessive | belen | beleken |
adessive | belnél | beleknél |
illative | belbe | belekbe |
sublative | belre | belekre |
allative | belhez | belekhez |
elative | belből | belekből |
delative | belről | belekről |
ablative | beltől | belektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular | belé | beleké |
non-attributive possessive - plural | beléi | belekéi |
Possessive forms of bel | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | belem | beleim |
2nd person sing. | beled | beleid |
3rd person sing. | bele | belei |
1st person plural | belünk | beleink |
2nd person plural | beletek | beleitek |
3rd person plural | belük | beleik |
Derived terms
- decibel
Etymology 2
From bél.
Noun
bel
- (archaic) internal part (a variant form of bél, used in derivatives)
Related terms
- -ba / -be
- -ban / -ben
- be → be-
- bél (and archaic bel)
- bel-
- bele (belé, beléje)
- -beli (-béli)
- beljebb (bellebb)
- bellebbez (beljebbez)
- belőle
- belső (benső)
- belül (belől, bévül)
- benne
- bennünket, -eteket
- bent (benn)
- -ból / -ből
Further reading
- bel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- bel and bel- in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛːl/
- Rhymes: -ɛːl
Noun
bel n (genitive singular bels, nominative plural bel)
- bel (measure of relative power)
Declension
n-s | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bel | belið | bel | belin |
accusative | bel | belið | bel | belin |
dative | beli | belinu | belum | belunum |
genitive | bels | belsins | bela | belanna |
Related terms
- desibel, desíbel
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Dutch bel (“bell”), from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
- Hyphenation: bèl
Noun
bèl (first-person possessive belku, second-person possessive belmu, third-person possessive belnya)
- bell
- Synonym: lonceng
Verb
bèl
- (colloquial) To make phone call.
Conjugation
Conjugation of bel (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
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Root | bel | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | mengebel | – | dibel | bel | bellah |
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | mengebelkan | – | dibelkan | belkan | belkanlah |
Causative | |||||
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Derived terms
- mengebel
Etymology 2
From English bel, after Alexander Graham Bell.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəl/
- Hyphenation: bêl
Noun
bêl (first-person possessive belku, second-person possessive belmu, third-person possessive belnya)
- (physics) bel, a measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Further reading
- “bel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
- Rhymes: -ɛl
- Hyphenation: bel
Adjective
bel
- preconsonantal masculine singular form of bello
Ladino
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist”).
Noun
bel m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביל)
- (anatomy) waist
Maguindanao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *qebel.
Noun
bel
- smoke
Maranao
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *qebel, compare Mansaka ubul and Western Bukidnon Manobo evel.
Noun
bel
- smoke
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bele, beele, beale, bealle
Etymology
From Old French bel, biau, from Latin bellus, from Old Latin *duenelos. Doublet of beau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛːl/, /ˈbɛl/
Adjective
bel
- Of fine quality: good, nice, appealing.
- Physically appealing; attractive, pretty.
Related terms
- beaute, bewte
References
- “bē̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse bœli.
Noun
bel m (plural bels)
- (Jersey) courtyard, yard, patio
- (Jersey) farmyard
Derived terms
- bel à balle (“ball court, ball park”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Named after A. G. Bell.
Noun
bel m (definite singular belen, indefinite plural bel, definite plural belane)
- bel (logarithmic measure of sound pressure)
Derived terms
- desibel
Etymology 2
From Old Norse bil.
Noun
bel n (definite singular belet, indefinite plural bel, definite plural bela)
- moment, instant
- gap, space
References
- “bel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Alternative forms
- beal (uncommon)
- beau
- biau
Etymology
From Latin bellus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
Adjective
bel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bele)
- graceful, elegant, courteous
- noble
- (as a term of address) good, as in, my good sir, my good lady
- late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
- Biax sire, fait li quens, car laisciés ester. Nicolete est une caitive que j’amenai d’estrange tere
- Good sir, said the count, let her be. Nicolette is a captive that I've brought here from a foreign land
- Biax sire, fait li quens, car laisciés ester. Nicolete est une caitive que j’amenai d’estrange tere
- late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
- handsome; beautiful
Declension
Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Subject | biax or biaus | bele | bel |
Oblique | bel | |||
Plural | Subject | bel | beles | |
Oblique | biax or biaus |
Related terms
- belement
- biauté
- bellezour
Descendants
- French: beau
- → English: beau
- Norman: biau, bieau
- Picard: biau
- → Middle English: beau; bel
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
- belh
Etymology
From Latin bellus.
Adjective
bel m (feminine singular bela, masculine plural bels, feminine plural belas)
- beautiful
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛl
- Syllabification: bel
Etymology 1
Internationalism; compare English bel. Ultimately named after Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer Alexander Graham Bell.
Noun
bel m inan (abbreviation B)
- bel
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bel | bele |
genitive | bela | beli |
dative | belowi | belom |
accusative | bel | bele |
instrumental | belem | belami |
locative | belu | belach |
vocative | belu | bele |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..
Noun
bel f
- genitive plural of bela
Further reading
- bel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
San Pablo Güilá Zapotec
Alternative forms
- behld (San Dionisio Ocotepec)
Noun
bel
- (San Pablo Güilá) fish
References
- Natalie Operstein, Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, Valence Changes in Zapotec: Synchrony, diachrony, typology (2015, →ISBN, page 80
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bêːl/
Adjective
bȇl (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̑л)
- Alternative form of bȅo
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰēlHs (“white surface or stain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bèːʋ/
Adjective
bẹ́ł (comparative bȍlj bẹ́ł or belȇjši, superlative nȁjbolj bẹ́ł or nȁjbelȇjši)
- white
Inflection
Hard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | bél | béla | bélo |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bél ind béli def | béla | bélo |
genitive | bélega | béle | bélega |
dative | bélemu | béli | bélemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim | bélo | bélo |
locative | bélem | béli | bélem |
instrumental | bélim | bélo | bélim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | béla | béli | béli |
genitive | bélih | bélih | bélih |
dative | bélima | bélima | bélima |
accusative | béla | béli | béli |
locative | bélih | bélih | bélih |
instrumental | bélima | bélima | bélima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | béli | béle | béla |
genitive | bélih | bélih | bélih |
dative | bélim | bélim | bélim |
accusative | béle | béle | béla |
locative | bélih | bélih | bélih |
instrumental | bélimi | bélimi | bélimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
See also
bela | siva | črna |
rdeča; škrlatna | oranžna; rjava | rumena; krem |
svetlozelena, limeta | zelena | |
sinja, cian; turkizna | azurna | modra |
vijolična; indigo | magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila | roza, rožnata |
Further reading
- “bel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English belly.
Noun
bel
- abdomen, belly (of a human)
- underside
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:14:
- Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.
- →New International Version translation
-
- the fuselage of an airplane.
Derived terms
- bel i hevi/bel hevi
- rausim bel
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛl/
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist, loins”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l(k) (“waist”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /bél/, “waist”).
Noun
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
- waist
Declension
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Nominative | bel | beller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | beli | belleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | bele | bellere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | belde | bellerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | belden | bellerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | belin | bellerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “spade”), from Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
- (dated) spade
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “بل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 274
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “bel2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Etymology 3
From Proto-Turkic *bel.
Noun
bel
- mark, sign
Derived terms
- bel etmek
Turkmen
Noun
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
- archaic and dialectal form of pil (“shovel, spade”)
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bel | beller |
accusative | beli | belleri |
genitive | beliň | belleriň |
dative | bele | bellere |
locative | belde | bellerde |
ablative | belden | bellerden |
Uzbek
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | бел (bel) |
Latin | bel |
Perso-Arabic |
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l (“waist”).
Noun
bel (plural bellar)
- waistline
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bel | bellar |
genitive | belning | bellarning |
dative | belga | bellarga |
definite accusative | belni | bellarni |
locative | belda | bellarda |
ablative | beldan | bellardan |
my | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | belim | bellarim |
genitive | belimning | bellarimning |
dative | belimga | bellarimga |
definite accusative | belimni | bellarimni |
locative | belimda | bellarimda |
ablative | belimdan | bellarimdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | beling | bellaring |
genitive | belingning | bellaringning |
dative | belingga | bellaringga |
definite accusative | belingni | bellaringni |
locative | belingda | bellaringda |
ablative | belingdan | bellaringdan |
her/his/its | singular | plural |
nominative | beli | bellari |
genitive | belining | bellarining |
dative | beliga | bellariga |
definite accusative | belini | bellarini |
locative | belida | bellarida |
ablative | belidan | bellaridan |
our | singular | plural |
nominative | belimiz | bellarimiz |
genitive | belimizning | bellarimizning |
dative | belimizga | bellarimizga |
definite accusative | belimizni | bellarimizni |
locative | belimizda | bellarimizda |
ablative | belimizdan | bellarimizdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | belingiz | bellaringiz |
genitive | belingizning | bellaringizning |
dative | belingizga | bellaringizga |
definite accusative | belingizni | bellaringizni |
locative | belingizda | bellaringizda |
ablative | belingizdan | bellaringizdan |
their | singular | plural |
nominative | beli | bellari |
genitive | belining | bellarining |
dative | beliga | bellariga |
definite accusative | belini | bellarini |
locative | belida | bellarida |
ablative | belidan | bellaridan |
Etymology 2
From Persian بیل (bēl, “spade”).
Noun
bel (plural bellar)
- shovel, spade
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bel | bellar |
genitive | belning | bellarning |
dative | belga | bellarga |
definite accusative | belni | bellarni |
locative | belda | bellarda |
ablative | beldan | bellardan |
my | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | belim | bellarim |
genitive | belimning | bellarimning |
dative | belimga | bellarimga |
definite accusative | belimni | bellarimni |
locative | belimda | bellarimda |
ablative | belimdan | bellarimdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | beling | bellaring |
genitive | belingning | bellaringning |
dative | belingga | bellaringga |
definite accusative | belingni | bellaringni |
locative | belingda | bellaringda |
ablative | belingdan | bellaringdan |
her/his/its | singular | plural |
nominative | beli | bellari |
genitive | belining | bellarining |
dative | beliga | bellariga |
definite accusative | belini | bellarini |
locative | belida | bellarida |
ablative | belidan | bellaridan |
our | singular | plural |
nominative | belimiz | bellarimiz |
genitive | belimizning | bellarimizning |
dative | belimizga | bellarimizga |
definite accusative | belimizni | bellarimizni |
locative | belimizda | bellarimizda |
ablative | belimizdan | bellarimizdan |
your | singular | plural |
nominative | belingiz | bellaringiz |
genitive | belingizning | bellaringizning |
dative | belingizga | bellaringizga |
definite accusative | belingizni | bellaringizni |
locative | belingizda | bellaringizda |
ablative | belingizdan | bellaringizdan |
their | singular | plural |
nominative | beli | bellari |
genitive | belining | bellarining |
dative | beliga | bellariga |
definite accusative | belini | bellarini |
locative | belida | bellarida |
ablative | belidan | bellaridan |
Volapük
Etymology
Borrowed from German Berg.
Noun
bel (nominative plural bels)
- mountain
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | bel | bels |
genitive | bela | belas |
dative | bele | beles |
accusative | beli | belis |
vocative 1 | o bel! | o bels! |
predicative 2 | belu | belus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *belle, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛl/
Noun
bel c (plural bellen, diminutive beltsje)
- bell
- doorbell
Derived terms
- earbel
Further reading
- “bel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Wiyot
Adjective
bel
- flat, wide
References
- Reconstructing Languages and Cultures: Abstracts and Materials from the First International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Language and Prehistory, Ann Arbor, 8-12 November, 1988