bagatela

See also: bagatelą

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto bagatelo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto bagatela

From bagatelo + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɡaˈtela/

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• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: ba‧ga‧te‧la

Adjective

bagatela (accusative singular bagatelan, plural bagatelaj, accusative plural bagatelajn)

1. insignificant, unimportant, trivial

   Coordinate terms: banala, sensignifa, senvalora, vanta

Further reading

• “bagatela”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bagatelle or Italian bagatella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡaˈtɛ.la/

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• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ba‧ga‧te‧la

Noun

bagatela f (diminutive bagatelka)

1. (literary) bagatelle, trifle

   Synonyms: bagatelka, betka, błahostka, bzdet, drobiazg, drobnostka, frajer, fraszka, pryszczyk

2. (literature, music) bagatelle (short piece of literature or of instrumental music, typically light or playful in character)
3. bagatelle (palace, usually in a garden, fashionable in the 18th and 19th centuries)

Declension

Declension of bagatela

	singular	plural
nominative	bagatela	bagatele
genitive	bagateli	bagatel
dative	bagateli	bagatelom
accusative	bagatelę	bagatele
instrumental	bagatelą	bagatelami
locative	bagateli	bagatelach
vocative	bagatelo	bagatele

Derived terms

adjectives

• bagatelny
• niebagatelny

adverbs

• bagatelnie
• niebagatelnie

noun

• bagatelność

verbs

• bagatelizować
• zbagatelizować

Particle

bagatela

1. used to emphasize the importance and value of something just said

   Synonym: (rare) bagatelka

Further reading

• “bagatela”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bagatela”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagattella.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.ɡaˈtɛ.lɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈtɛ.lɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈtɛ.lɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈtɛ.lɐ/ [bɐ.ɣɐˈtɛ.lɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐ.ɡɐˈtɛ.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɛlɐ
• Hyphenation: ba‧ga‧te‧la

Noun

bagatela f (plural bagatelas)

1. bagatelle, trifle

   Synonyms: futilidade, inutilidade, insignificância, maravalha

2. a small amount of money
   1. (sarcastic) an excessive amount of money

      Ela comprou uma bolsa pela bagatela de 280 mil reais.

      She bought a purse for the low cost of 280 thousand reais.

Further reading

• “bagatela”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagatella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɡaˈtela/ [ba.ɣ̞aˈt̪e.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: ba‧ga‧te‧la

Noun

bagatela f (plural bagatelas)

1. bagatelle, trifle (an unsubstantial thing)

   Synonyms: insignificancia, menudencia, nonada

Further reading

• “bagatela”, 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