bella

See also: Bella, and Bellä

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.ʎa]

Adjective

bella

1. 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)

1. beauty, belle (beautiful woman)
2. sweetheart

   Synonyms: compagna, fidanzata, innamorata

3. fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing)
4. showdown (deciding match)
5. 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

1. feminine singular of bello

Further reading

• bella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• balle

Latin

Noun

bella n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bellum (“war”)

Adjective

bella

1. inflection of bellus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

bellā

1. ablative feminine singular of bellus

Verb

bellā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of bellō

Lombard

Adjective

bella f

1. (Old Lombard) beautiful

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbelːa]

Adjective

bella (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨒ)

1. 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)

1. (transitive, with dative) hit, hurt

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną, from *balþaz (“bold”).

Verb

bella

1. (with dative) to dare, venture

Conjugation

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 — active (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

Conjugation of bella — mediopassive (weak class 1)

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

1. feminine singular of bello

Romansch

Alternative forms

• bula (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• pula (Surmiran)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bella f (plural bellas)

1. (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): /ˈbeʝa/ [ˈbe.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbeʝa/ [ˈbe.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /ˈbeʎa/ [ˈbe.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbeʃa/ [ˈbe.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbeʒa/ [ˈbe.ʒa]

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• Rhymes: -eʝa

• Rhymes: -eʝa
• Rhymes: -eʎa
• Rhymes: -eʃa
• Rhymes: -eʒa

• Syllabification: be‧lla

Adjective

bella f

1. feminine singular of bello