Belus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbeː.ɫʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɛː.lus] === Proper noun === Bēlus m sg (genitive Bēlī); second declension Bel, a Babylonian deity. A river of Palestine also called Pacida, now the Na'aman River ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === 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