bellus

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dw-ene-, adverbial form of *deu- (“to do, perform, revere, show favor”). See also bonus (“good”), beatus (“blessed”), bene (“well”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈbel.lus/

• Audio (Classical)

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Adjective

bellus m (feminine bella, neuter bellum); first/second declension

1. beautiful, pretty
2. pleasant, agreeable

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	bellus	bella	bellum		bellī	bellae	bella
genitive	bellī	bellae	bellī		bellōrum	bellārum	bellōrum
dative	bellō	bellae	bellō		bellīs	bellīs	bellīs
accusative	bellum	bellam	bellum		bellōs	bellās	bella
ablative	bellō	bellā	bellō		bellīs	bellīs	bellīs
vocative	belle	bella	bellum		bellī	bellae	bella

Synonyms

• (beautiful, pretty): pulcher
• (pleasant, agreeable): iūcundus

Descendants

Catalan: bell Dalmatian: bial French: beau Italian: bello

Portuguese: belo Sicilian: beddu Spanish: bello Venetian: beło

See also

• bellum