bella
See also: Bella and Bellä
Catalan
Adjective
bella
- feminine singular of bell
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: bèl‧la
Etymology 1
Substantivization of the singular feminine form of bello (“beautiful”).
Noun
bella f (plural belle)
- beauty, belle (beautiful woman)
- sweetheart
- Synonyms: compagna, fidanzata, innamorata
- fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing)
- showdown (deciding match)
- a Renaissance-style ceramic plate decorated with portraits of young women
Derived terms
- bella di notte
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
bella f sg
- feminine singular of bello
Further reading
- bella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- balle
Latin
Noun
bella
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bellum
Adjective
bella
- inflection of bellus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
bellā
- ablative feminine singular of bellus
Verb
bellā
- second-person singular present active imperative of bellō
Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbelːa]
Adjective
bella (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨒ)
- far
- Antonym: ambani
Old Norse
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
bella (present bellr, past singular ball)
- (transitive, with dative) hit, hurt
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
bella
- (with dative) to dare, venture
Conjugation
Conjugation of bella — active (weak class 1)
infinitive | bella | |
---|---|---|
present participle | bellandi | |
past participle | belldr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | belli | bellda |
2nd-person singular | bellir | belldir |
3rd-person singular | bellir | belldi |
1st-person plural | bellum | belldum |
2nd-person plural | bellið | bellduð |
3rd-person plural | bella | belldu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | bella | bellda |
2nd-person singular | bellir | belldir |
3rd-person singular | belli | belldi |
1st-person plural | bellim | belldim |
2nd-person plural | bellið | belldið |
3rd-person plural | belli | belldi |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | bell, belli | |
1st-person plural | bellum | |
2nd-person plural | bellið |
Conjugation of bella — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive | bellask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | bellandisk | |
past participle | bellzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | bellumk | belldumk |
2nd-person singular | bellisk | belldisk |
3rd-person singular | bellisk | belldisk |
1st-person plural | bellumsk | belldumsk |
2nd-person plural | bellizk | bellduzk |
3rd-person plural | bellask | belldusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | bellumk | belldumk |
2nd-person singular | bellisk | belldisk |
3rd-person singular | bellisk | belldisk |
1st-person plural | bellimsk | belldimsk |
2nd-person plural | bellizk | belldizk |
3rd-person plural | bellisk | belldisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | bellsk, bellisk | |
1st-person plural | bellumsk | |
2nd-person plural | bellizk |
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: belle
References
- “bella1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “bella2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Portuguese
Adjective
bella
- feminine singular of bello
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) bula
- (Surmiran) pula
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bella f (plural bellas)
- (Sursilvan) butterfly, moth
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) spler
- (Rumantsch Grischun) tgiralla
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) tschitta
- (Puter) chüralla
- (Vallader) splerin
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbeʝa/ [ˈbe.ʝa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈbeʎa/ [ˈbe.ʎa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbeʃa/ [ˈbe.ʃa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbeʒa/ [ˈbe.ʒa]
- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -eʝa
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -eʎa
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -eʃa
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -eʒa
- Syllabification: be‧lla
Adjective
bella f
- feminine singular of bello