Belus

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See also: belus and Bélus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).

View of the river

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bēlus m sg (genitive Bēlī); second declension

  1. Bel, a Babylonian deity.
  2. A river of Palestine also called Pacida, now the Na'aman River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bēlus
Genitive Bēlī
Dative Bēlō
Accusative Bēlum
Ablative Bēlō
Vocative Bēle

References

  • Belus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Belus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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