Bellinzona

== English == === Etymology === From Italian Bellinzona, from Latin Bilitiō, Bilitiōnem, from a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbɛlɪnˈzəʊnə/, enPR: bĕl'ĭn-zōʹnə Rhymes: -əʊnə Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zo‧na === Proper noun === Bellinzona A municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland. A district of Ticino canton, Switzerland. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Alternative forms === Bellenz (rare, dated) === Proper noun === Bellinzona n (proper noun, genitive Bellinzonas or (optionally with an article) Bellinzona) Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland) Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bellenzer Bellenzerin === Further reading === “Bellinzona” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bellinzona” in Duden online “Bellinzona” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Italian == === Etymology === From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in Latin in 590, as Bilitiō, developed into Italian through the accusative Bilitiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bel.linˈt͡so.na/ Rhymes: -ona Hyphenation: Bel‧lin‧zó‧na === Proper noun === Bellinzona f Bellinzona (a municipality and town, the capital of Ticino canton, Switzerland) Bellinzona (a district of Ticino canton, Switzerland) Synonym: Bellinzonese m ==== Derived terms ==== bellinzonese === Proper noun === Bellinzona m or f by sense a surname transferred from the place name === Further reading === Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎[1]