bel

See also bel-, Bel, bél, bèl, and ␇

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Named after Alexander G. Bell

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Homophones: bell, belle

Noun

bel (plural bels)

1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

Translations

measure of relative power

• Belarusian: бел (be) (bjel) m
• Bulgarian: бел (bg) (bel) m
• French: bel (fr) m
• Macedonian: бел (mk) (bel) m

• Russian: бел (ru) (bél) m
• Tatar: бел (tt) (bel) m
• Ukrainian: бел (uk) (bel) m

References

• Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary

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Albanian

Etymology

From Turkish bel (“waist; spade”).

Noun

bel m

1. (anatomy) waist
2. spade

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Catalan

Noun

bel m (plural bels)

1. baa, bleat

Related terms

• belar

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

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Noun

bel m, f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje)

1. bell
2. bubble

Derived terms

• een belletje doen rinkelen
• luchtbel
• zeepbel

Verb

bel

1. first-person singular present indicative of bellen
2. imperative of bellen

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bɛl/, X-SAMPA: /bEl/

Etymology 1

see beau

Adjective

bel

1. Form of beau to be used before masculine nouns starting with a vowel or a mute "h".

Related terms

• bel air

Etymology 2

Noun

bel m (plural bels)

1. bel

Anagrams

• blé

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Italian

Adjective

bel

1. preconsonantal masculine singular form of bello

Descendants

• English: bel canto

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Jamaican Creole

Noun

bel

1. bell

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Jèrriais

Etymology

From Old Norse bǿli.

Noun

bel m (plural bels)

1. courtyard, yard, patio
2. farmyard

Derived terms

• bel à balle (“ball court, ball park”)

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Ladino

Etymology

From Turkish bel (“waist”).

Noun

bel m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביל)

1. (anatomy) waist

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Middle English

Noun

bel (plural bels)

1. fine (clarification of this Middle English definition is being sought)

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Old French

Adjective

bel m (feminine bele, masculine plural bels, feminine plural beles)

1. beautiful

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Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• belh

Etymology

From Latin bellus

Adjective

bel m (feminine singular bela, masculine plural bels, feminine plural belas)

1. beautiful

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bêːl/

Adjective

bȇl (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̑л)

1. Alternative form of bȅo.

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Slovene

Adjective

bel

1. white

Declension

Declension of bel (hard)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bel ind beli def	bela	belo
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	belo	belo
genitive	belega	bele	belega
dative	belemu	beli	belemu
locative	belem	beli	belem
instrumental	belim	belo	belim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	bela	beli	beli
accusative	bela	beli	beli
genitive	belih	belih	belih
dative	belima	belima	belima
locative	belih	belih	belih
instrumental	belima	belima	belima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	beli	bele	bela
accusative	bele	bele	bela
genitive	belih	belih	belih
dative	belim	belim	belim
locative	belih	belih	belih
instrumental	belimi	belimi	belimi

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

English belly

Noun

bel

1. abdomen, belly (of a human)
2. underside
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:14 (translation here):

     Na God, Bikpela i tokim snek olsem, “Yu bin mekim dispela pasin nogut, olsem na nau mi gat strongpela tok bilong daunim yu. Bai yu gat bikpela hevi. Hevi yu karim bai i winim hevi bilong olgeta arapela animal. Nau na long olgeta taim bihain bai yu wokabaut long bel bilong yu tasol. Na bai yu kaikai das bilong graun.

3. the fuselage of an airplane.

Derived terms

• bel i hevi/bel hevi
• rausim bel

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic bél, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l(k).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɛl/

Noun

bel

1. waist
2. spade

Declension

declension of bel

	singular (tekil)	plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın)	bel	beller
definite accusative (belirtme)	beli	belleri
dative (yönelme)	bele	bellere
locative (bulunma)	belde	bellerde
ablative (çıkma)	belden	bellerden
genitive (tamlayan)	belin	bellerin

possessive forms of bel

nominative	singular	plural
benim (my)	belim	bellerim
senin (your)	belin	bellerin
onun (his/her/its)	beli	belleri
bizim (our)	belimiz	bellerimiz
sizin (your)	beliniz	belleriniz
onların (their)	belleri	belleri
accusative	singular	plural
benim (my)	belimi	bellerimi
senin (your)	belini	bellerini
onun (his/her/its)	belini	bellerini
bizim (our)	belimizi	bellerimizi
sizin (your)	belinizi	bellerinizi
onların (their)	bellerini	bellerini
dative	singular	plural
benim (my)	belime	bellerime
senin (your)	beline	bellerine
onun (his/her/its)	beline	bellerine
bizim (our)	belimize	bellerimize
sizin (your)	belinize	bellerinize
onların (their)	bellerine	bellerine
locative	singular	plural
benim (my)	belimde	bellerimde
senin (your)	belinde	bellerinde
onun (his/her/its)	belinde	bellerinde
bizim (our)	belimizde	bellerimizde
sizin (your)	belinizde	bellerinizde
onların (their)	bellerinde	bellerinde
ablative	singular	plural
benim (my)	belimden	bellerimden
senin (your)	belinden	bellerinden
onun (his/her/its)	belinden	bellerinden
bizim (our)	belimizden	bellerimizden
sizin (your)	belinizden	bellerinizden
onların (their)	bellerinden	bellerinden
genitive	singular	plural
benim (my)	belimin	bellerimin
senin (your)	belinin	bellerinin
onun (his/her/its)	belinin	bellerinin
bizim (our)	belimizin	bellerimizin
sizin (your)	belinizin	bellerinizin
onların (their)	bellerinin	bellerinin

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Volapük

Etymology

From German Berg

Noun

bel (plural bels)

1. mountain

Declension

declension of bel

	singular	plural
nominative	bel	bels
genitive	bela	belas
dative	bele	beles
accusative	beli	belis
predicative	belu	belus
vocative	o bel!	o bels!