bella

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See also: Bella and Bellä

Catalan

Pronunciation

Adjective

bella

  1. feminine singular of bell

Italian

Pronunciation

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

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

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/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

bellā

  1. ablative feminine singular of bellus

Verb

bellā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of bellō

Makasar

Pronunciation

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

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

Verb

bella

  1. (with dative) to dare, venture
Conjugation
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

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /ˈbeʝa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /ˈbeʎa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈbeʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈbeʒa/

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  • (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

  1. feminine singular of bello