Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 7344 6992895 2009-07-16T23:54:02Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates [[Image:Dzwon z Jasnej Góry.jpg|thumb|A large '''bell''']] {{also|Bell}} ==English== {{wikipedia}} ===Etymology=== {{etyl|ang}} {{term|belle}}; cognate with Dutch {{term|bel}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/bɛl/}}, {{SAMPA|/bEl/}} * {{audio|en-us-bell.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|ɛl}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # An object made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which [[resonate]]s when struck. # {{context|mostly|British|informal}} a [[telephone call]] #: ''I’ll give you a '''bell''' later.'' # A signal at a [[school]] that tells the students when it's time to change classes during the day. # {{music}} The [[flared]] [[end]] of a [[brass]] or [[woodwind]] instrument. # The [[bellow]] or [[bay]] of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut. ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Terms derived from the noun “bell”}} * [[bell, book and candle]] * [[bell curve]] * [[bellbottoms]] * [[bellflower]] * [[bell-ringer]] * [[bells and whistles‎]] * [[bicycle bell]] {{rel-mid}} * [[bluebell]] * [[church bell]] * [[doorbell]] * [[handbell]] * [[saved by the bell]] * [[sound as a bell]] * [[with bells on]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|metallic resonating object}} * Aramaic: *: Syriac: [[ܙܓܐ]] (zagā, zago) {{m}} *: Hebrew: [[זגא]] (zagā, zago) {{m}} * Armenian: {{t+|hy|զանգ|tr=zang|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} ''big'', {{t-|hy|զանգակ|tr=zangak|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} ''small'' * [[Cebuano]]: [[kampana]] * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|kasesepi}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|zvon|m}} (''church''), {{t-|cs|zvonek|m}} (''smaller''), {{t-|cs|zvonec|m}} (''cattle''), {{t|cs|zvoneček|m}} (''small'') * Dutch: {{t+|nl|bel|m}}, {{t+|nl|klok|f}} * Finnish: [[kello]], [[tiuku]] (''small'') * French: {{t+|fr|cloche|f}} * Georgian: {{t|ka|ზარი|tr=zari|xs=Georgian}}, {{t|ka|ზანზალაკი|tr=zanzalaki|xs=Georgian}} * German: {{t+|de|Glocke|f}} * {{trreq|Greek}} * Hebrew: {{t+|he|פעמון|m|tr=paamon|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|harang}} {{trans-mid}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|bjalla|f}}, {{t+|is|klukka|f}} * Italian: {{t+|it|campana|f}} * Japanese: {{Jpan|[[鐘]]}} ({{Jpan|[[かね]]}}, kane), {{Jpan|[[鈴]]}} ({{Jpan|[[すず]]}}, suzu), {{Jpan|[[ベル]]}} (beru) * Kurdish: {{t|ku|زه‌نگ|tr=zeng|sc=ku-Arab}} * Luhya: {{tø|luy|ekengele}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|ѕвоно|n|tr=dzvóno|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} ''big'', {{t|mk|ѕвонче|n|tr=dzvónče|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} ''small'' * Polish: {{t+|pl|dzwon|m}}, {{t+|pl|dzwonek|m}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sino|m}} * Romanian: {{t+|ro|clopot|n}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|колокол|m|tr=kólokol|sc=Cyrl}} ''big'', {{t|ru|колокольчик|m|tr=kolokól’čik|sc=Cyrl}} ''small'' * Slovene: {{t-|sl|zvon|m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|campana|f}} ''big'', {{t+|es|campanilla|f}} ''small'' * Swahili: {{t|sw|kengele|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: [[klocka]] {{c}}, [[pingla]] {{c}} (''very small'') * Thai: {{Thai|[[ระฆัง]]}} (rákang), {{Thai|[[กระดิ่ง]]}} (gràdìng) * Turkish: {{t+|tr|çan}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|a telephone call}} * Armenian: {{t+|hy|զանգ|tr=zang|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Dutch: {{t|nl|belletje|n}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|soitto}}, {{t-|fi|puhelu}} * Icelandic: [[símtal]] {{n}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|dzwonek|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Portuguese: {{t-|pt|telefonema|m}}, {{t+|pt|ligação|f}}, {{t+|pt|chamada|f}} ''(none is a slang)'' * Russian: {{t+|ru|звонок|m|tr=zvonók|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kengele|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t-|sv|pling|n}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|signal at a school}} * Armenian: {{t+|hy|զանգ|tr=zang|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * Czech: {{t|cs|zvonění|n}}, {{t-|cs|zvonek|m}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|bel|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kello}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|צלצול|m|tr=tsiltsul|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|csengő}} * Japanese: {{Jpan|[[鐘]]}} ({{Jpan|[[かね]]}}, kane), {{Jpan|[[ベル]]}} (beru) {{trans-mid}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|ѕвонче|n|tr=dzvónče|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|dzwonek|m}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|sinal|m}}, {{t+|pt|campainha|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|звонок|m|tr=zvonók|sc=Cyrl}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|zvonec|m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kengele|xs=Swahili}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|the flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument}} * Polish: {{t|pl|czara|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|раструб|m|tr=rástrub|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-mid}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kengele|xs=Swahili}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Arabic}}: {{Arab|[[جرس]]}} (jaras), {{Arab|[[ناقوس]]}} (nāqūs) * {{ttbc|Breton}}: [[kloc'h]] {{m}} kleier {{p}} (church), [[sonerez]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Bulgarian}}: [[камбана]] {{f}} (church), [[звънец]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[bel]], [[lonceng]], [[genta]] * {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: [[campana]] * {{ttbc|Italian}}: [[campana]] {{f}} (1), [[squillo]] {{m}} (2), [[campanella]] {{f}} (3) {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[종]] * {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[campana]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Occitan}}: [[campana]] {{f}} * {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[sino]] {{m}} (big); [[campainha]] {{f}} (small) * {{ttbc|Scottish Gaelic}}: [[clag]] {{m}} * {{ttbc|Telugu}}: [[గంట]] * {{ttbc|Vietnamese}}: (cái) [[chuông]] {{checktrans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[tintinnabulum]] ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # {{transitive}} To attach a bell to. #: ''Who will bell the cat?'' # {{intransitive}} To bellow or roar. #: '''1824''': ''A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature'', Oliver Goldsmith — This animal is said to ''harbour'' in the place where he resides. When he cries, he is said to '''''bell'''''; the print of his hoof is called the ''slot''; his tail is called the ''single''; his excrement the ''fumet''; his horns are called his ''head''; when simple, the first year they are called ''broches''; the third year, ''spears''; the fourth year, that part which bears the antlers is called the ''beam'', and the little impressions upon its surface, ''glitters''; those which rise from the crust of the beam are called ''pearls''. # To [[shape]] so that [[flare]]s out like a bell. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|attach a bell to}} * Dutch: de bel aanbinden {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|attach a bell to}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|balken}}, {{t+|nl|loeien}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[Category:Musical instruments]] ---- ==Catalan== ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|la|ca}} [[bellus]] ===Adjective=== {{ca-adj|f=bella|mpl=bells|fpl=belles}} # [[beautiful]] ====Related terms==== * [[bellament]] ''adv'' * [[bellesa]] {{f}} ===References=== * {{R:IEC4}} [[af:bell]] [[ar:bell]] [[br:bell]] [[ca:bell]] [[de:bell]] [[el:bell]] [[fa:bell]] [[fr:bell]] [[gl:bell]] [[ko:bell]] [[hy:bell]] [[io:bell]] [[id:bell]] [[ie:bell]] [[it:bell]] [[kk:bell]] [[sw:bell]] [[ku:bell]] [[hu:bell]] [[my:bell]] [[nl:bell]] [[oc:bell]] [[pl:bell]] [[pt:bell]] [[simple:bell]] [[fi:bell]] [[sv:bell]] [[ta:bell]] [[te:bell]] [[th:bell]] [[tr:bell]] [[uk:bell]] [[vi:bell]] [[zh:bell]]