bella

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbe.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbe.ʎa]

bella

1. feminine singular of bell

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: bèl‧la

Substantivization of the singular feminine form of bello (“beautiful”).

bella f (plural belle)

1. beauty, belle (beautiful woman)
2. sweetheart

   Synonyms: compagna, fidanzata, innamorata

3. fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing)
4. showdown (deciding match)
5. a Renaissance-style ceramic plate decorated with portraits of young women

• bella di notte

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bella f sg

1. feminine singular of bello

• bella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• balle

bella n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bellum (“war”)

bella

1. inflection of bellus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

bellā

1. ablative feminine singular of bellus

bellā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of bellō

bella f

1. (Old Lombard) beautiful

• IPA^(key): [ˈbelːa]

bella (Lontara spelling ᨅᨙᨒ)

1. far

   Antonym: ambani

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

bella (present bellr, past singular ball)

1. (transitive, with dative) hit, hurt

From Proto-Germanic *balþijaną, from *balþaz (“bold”).

bella

1. (with dative) to dare, venture

• Norwegian Nynorsk: belle

• “bella1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “bella2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

bella

1. feminine singular of bello

• bula (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• pula (Surmiran)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

bella f (plural bellas)

1. (Sursilvan) butterfly, moth

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) spler
• (Rumantsch Grischun) tgiralla
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) tschitta
• (Puter) chüralla
• (Vallader) splerin

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• Syllabification: be‧lla

bella f

1. feminine singular of bello