bele
See also: belé, bêle, beḻe, bełe, bele-, bélé, bêlé, běłe, and беле
Basque
Etymology
932; from Proto-Basque *beɫe, from *bel- (“black, dark”) (compare beltz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bele/, [be̞.le̞]
Audio (file)
Noun
bele anim
- crow
Declension
| Declension of bele (animate, ending in vowel) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
| absolutive | bele | belea | beleak |
| ergative | belek | beleak | beleek |
| dative | beleri | beleari | beleei |
| genitive | beleren | belearen | beleen |
| comitative | belerekin | belearekin | beleekin |
| causative | belerengatik | belearengatik | beleengatik |
| benefactive | belerentzat | belearentzat | beleentzat |
| instrumental | belez | beleaz | beleez |
| inessive | belerengan | belearengan | beleengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | belerengana | belearengana | beleengana |
| terminative | belerenganaino | belearenganaino | beleenganaino |
| directive | belerenganantz | belearenganantz | beleenganantz |
| destinative | belerenganako | belearenganako | beleenganako |
| ablative | belerengandik | belearengandik | beleengandik |
| partitive | belerik | — | — |
| prolative | beletzat | — | — |
Esperanto
Etymology
From bela (“beautiful”) + -e.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adverb
bele
- beautifully
Hungarian
| Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ed | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)* | ||
| case | v. pr. | c. | ||||||
| nom. | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ | – | – |
| acc. | -t/ -ot/ -at / -et / -öt | kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ | – | c1 c2 |
| dat. | -nak/ -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | c |
| ins. | -val/ -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel | azzal/ avval | vele | c | |
| c-f. | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | c |
| tra. | -vá/ -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | c |
| ter. | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | c |
| e-f. | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | c |
| e-m. | -ul/ -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | c |
| ine. | -ban/ -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | c |
| sup. | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | c |
| ade. | -nál/ -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | c |
| ill. | -ba/ -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | c |
| sub. | -ra/ -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | c |
| all. | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | c |
| el. | -ból/ -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | c |
| del. | -ról/ -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | c |
| abl. | -tól/ -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | c |
| *: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All » | ||||||||
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧le
- Rhymes: -lɛ
Etymology 1
Lexicalization of the noun bel (a variant of bél) + -e.[1]
Alternative forms
- belé, beléje (folksy)
Pronoun
bele
- in/into him/her/it
- Tegyél még bele egy kis cukrot. ― Add more sugar to it.
- Szerelmes bele. ― He is in love with her.
- Ez majd bátorságot önt bele. ― This will instill courage into him.
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with bele-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see bele-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Declension
Inflection of bele
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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
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian pronouns
Etymology 2
bél (“intestines”) + -e (possessive suffix)
Noun
bele
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of bél
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bele | — |
| accusative | belét | — |
| dative | belének | — |
| instrumental | belével | — |
| causal-final | beléért | — |
| translative | belévé | — |
| terminative | beléig | — |
| essive-formal | beleként | — |
| essive-modal | beléül | — |
| inessive | belében | — |
| superessive | belén | — |
| adessive | belénél | — |
| illative | belébe | — |
| sublative | belére | — |
| allative | beléhez | — |
| elative | beléből | — |
| delative | beléről | — |
| ablative | belétől | — |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | beléé | — |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | belééi | — |
References
- Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- bele 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
- bele 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)
Isthmus Zapotec
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbèlːè]
Noun
bele
- Alternative form of beḻe
Lindu
Noun
bele
- can
- a kind of kerosene lamp
Middle English
Adjective
bele
- Alternative form of bel
Old French
Alternative forms
- belle
Adjective
bele
- feminine nominative/oblique singular of biau
Sahu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.le/
Noun
bele
- banana
- Synonym: koi
- plantain
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill
Salar
Etymology 1
Cognate with Azerbaijani belə.
Pronunciation
- (Jiezi, Gaizi, Jishi, Baizhuang, Xunhua) IPA(key): [pele]
- (Daisho, Mengda, Xunhua) IPA(key): [peːleː]
Noun
bele
- like this
Related terms
- ele (“like that”)
References
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985), “bele”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, OCLC 17467570, page 51
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “bele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 442, 443
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Chahandusi, Xunhua) IPA(key): [pele], [peli]
Verb
bele
- to grow, increase
References
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “bele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 443
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
bele
- inflection of beo:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Tetum
Etymology
Akin to Malay boleh.
Verb
bele
- can, to be able
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè.
Noun
bele class 5 (plural mabele class 6)
- breast
Turkish
Noun
bele
- dative singular of bel
Volapük
Noun
bele
- dative singular of bel
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.l̪e/
Verb
bele
- (stative) to be hungry
- de ti bele ― I am hungry
Conjugation
| Conjugation of bele (stative verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tibele | mibele | abele | |
| 2nd person | nibele | fibele | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ibele | dibele | |
| animate | mabele | |||
| imperative | —, bele | —, bele | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics