Bella

See also: bella and Bellä

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from English Bella.

Noun

Bella

1. (chess) Spoken by a player during a match with one or more visually impaired players to indicate the b-file in algebraic notation.

References

• FIDE Laws of Chess 2023

English

Etymology

From Italian: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as bella (“beautiful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlə/
• Rhymes: -ɛlə

Proper noun

Bella

1. A female given name from Italian.

Usage notes

Despite its popularity in English-speaking countries, Bella is never used as a first name in Italy.

Translations

female given name

• Hebrew: בֶּלָה (he) (béla)
• Portuguese: Bela f
• Yiddish: ביילע (beyle)

See also

• Bella Bella

Anagrams

• Abell, Beall, be-all, label

Dutch

Etymology

Likely a variant of Belle, perhaps from Latin or Italian, functioning as a shortening of names like Isabella, etc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.laː/
• Hyphenation: Bel‧la

Proper noun

Bella f

1. a female given name

French

Etymology

From Italian Bella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ.la/ ~ /be.la/

• Audio (France):

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Proper noun

Bella f

1. a female given name from Italian

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlːɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Bel‧la
• Rhymes: -lɒ

Proper noun

Bella

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	Bella	Bellák
accusative	Bellát	Bellákat
dative	Bellának	Belláknak
instrumental	Bellával	Bellákkal
causal-final	Belláért	Bellákért
translative	Bellává	Bellákká
terminative	Belláig	Bellákig
essive-formal	Bellaként	Bellákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Bellában	Bellákban
superessive	Bellán	Bellákon
adessive	Bellánál	Belláknál
illative	Bellába	Bellákba
sublative	Bellára	Bellákra
allative	Bellához	Bellákhoz
elative	Bellából	Bellákból
delative	Belláról	Bellákról
ablative	Bellától	Belláktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	Belláé	Belláké
non-attributive possessive – plural	Belláéi	Bellákéi

Possessive forms of Bella

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Bellám	Belláim
2nd person sing.	Bellád	Belláid
3rd person sing.	Bellája	Bellái
1st person plural	Bellánk	Belláink
2nd person plural	Bellátok	Belláitok
3rd person plural	Bellájuk	Belláik