bella

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.ʎə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.ʎa] === Adjective === bella 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) beauty, belle (beautiful woman) sweetheart Synonyms: compagna, fidanzata, innamorata fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing) showdown (deciding match) 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 feminine singular of bello === Further reading === bella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === balle == Latin == === Noun === bella n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bellum (“war”) === Adjective === bella inflection of bellus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === bellā ablative feminine singular of bellus === Verb === bellā second-person singular present active imperative of bellō == Lombard == === Adjective === bella f (Old Lombard) beautiful == Makasar == === Etymology === === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbelːa/, [ˈbel.la] Hyphenation: bel‧la === Adjective === bella (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨒ) far Synonym: lere (Turatea, Bantaeng) Antonym: ambani ==== Affixations ==== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == 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) to hit, to hurt [with dative] === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną, from *balþaz (“bold”). ==== Verb ==== bella to dare, venture [with dative] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Norwegian Nynorsk: belle === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bella1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bella2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Portuguese == === Adjective === bella 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) (Sursilvan) butterfly, moth ==== Synonyms ==== (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) spler (Rumantsch Grischun) tgiralla (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) tschitta (Puter) chüralla (Vallader) splerin == Spanish == === Pronunciation === Syllabification: be‧lla === Adjective === bella f feminine singular of bello