bello

== English == === Etymology === From Italian bello (“man; fella”). Doublet of beau. === Noun === bello (plural bellos) A young man; sweetheart. === Anagrams === Bollé, Lobel == Interlingua == === Etymology === From Latin bellum. === Noun === bello war ==== Synonyms ==== guerra == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin bellus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.lo/ Rhymes: -ɛllo Hyphenation: bèl‧lo === Adjective === bello (see below for inflection, superlative bellissimo, augmentative bellòccio or bellóne (noun) or bellóna f (“beautiful but common woman”, noun), endearing bellùccio, diminutive-endearing bellìno) nice, fair, fine, pleasant; beautiful (of the weather, etc.) Che bello! ― How nice! una bella giornata ― a beautiful day good-looking, handsome; beautiful (of a person) considerable (quantity) Synonyms: grande, grosso, forte una bella somma ― a considerable amount used to emphasize the size, quantity, degree, or extent Dammi una fetta bella spessa! ― Give me a nice thick slice! Quest'albero ha le foglie belle verdi. ― This tree's got its leaves nice and green. good Synonym: buono un bel lavoro ― a good job ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abbellire ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === bello m (invariable) beauty il bello nell’arte ― beauty in art (weather) fair-weather Synonym: sereno Domani riprenderà il bello (i.e. bel tempo)? ― Will tomorrow be back the good weather? (informal) man, fella Dai, andiamo, bello! ― C'mon, let's go, fella! Allora, bello, da dove è che vieni? ― So, man, where do you come from? === Anagrams === bolle == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈbɛl.loː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈbɛl.lo] === Etymology 1 === From bellum (“war”) +‎ -ō. ==== Verb ==== bellō (present infinitive bellāre, perfect active bellāvī, supine bellātum); first conjugation, no passive to wage or carry out war, fight in war, war (by extension) to fight, contend Synonyms: lūctor, repugnō, pugnō, contendō, dēcernō, concurrō, certō, dīmicō, cōnflīgō, committō, serō, dēcertō ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bellor dēbellō rebellō ===== Descendants ===== → Italian: bellare === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== bellō n dative/ablative singular of bellum (“war”) === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== bellō dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bellus === References === “bello”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “bello”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “bello”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co. == Portuguese == === Adjective === bello (feminine bella, masculine plural bellos, feminine plural bellas) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of belo == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish bello, in turn a borrowing from Old Occitan bel, bell, from Latin bellus. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the early 13th century, but not in the Poem of the Cid nor pre-literary Castilian. Part of the evidence for it being a borrowing is the lack of diphthongization, cf. Old Spanish castiello, amariello. The native Old Spanish terms were bellido and fermoso. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: be‧llo Homophone: vello === Adjective === bello (feminine bella, masculine plural bellos, feminine plural bellas, superlative bellísimo) beautiful, fair Synonyms: bel, bellido lovely (wonderful) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “bello”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “bello”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[3] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, pages 562-3