bel
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
bel
English Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
Noun Edit
bel (plural bels)
- A measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
References Edit
- Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
bel (plural bels)
- Alternative form of bael (“Indian tree”)
Anagrams Edit
Albanian Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist; spade”) (Turkish bel).
Noun Edit
bel m
Etymology 2 Edit
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “spade”), from Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun Edit
bel m
Aragonese Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin bellus (“pretty”). Compare Gascon bèth for the determiner use.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bel m
- strange (in certain expressions)
Determiner Edit
bel m
References Edit
- Badia I Margarit, Antonio. 1950. El habla del Valle de Bielsa. Barcelona: Instituto de Estudios Pirenaicos. 88, 232.
Azerbaijani Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l.
Noun Edit
bel (definite accusative beli, plural bellər)
- (anatomy) back of the body
- (anatomy) small of the back
- (anatomy) waist
- Synonym: miyan
- (geography) saddleback, saddle, col
Derived terms Edit
- bel bağlamaq (“to rely on”)
Etymology 2 Edit
From Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun Edit
bel (definite accusative beli, plural bellər)
Declension Edit
Declension of bel | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | bel |
bellr | ||||||
definite accusative | beln |
bellr | ||||||
dative | bely |
bellr | ||||||
locative | beld |
bellrd | ||||||
ablative | beldn |
bellrdn | ||||||
definite genitive | belnn |
bellrn |
Further reading Edit
- “bel” in Obastan.com.
Bislama Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
bel
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
bel
Etymology 3 Edit
Noun Edit
bel
Catalan Edit
Etymology Edit
From belar (“to bleat”).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bel m (plural bels)
Related terms Edit
Dutch Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun Edit
bel f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje n)
- bell
- (obsolete) segment of a rattlesnake's rattle
Derived terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Probably a variant of bal (“ball, round convex object”)
Noun Edit
bel f (plural bellen, diminutive belletje n)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 3 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb Edit
bel
- inflection of bellen:
French Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
see beau
Adjective Edit
bel
- form of beau used before a masculine noun that starts with a vowel sound
Usage notes Edit
- used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel like animal but also before nouns that start with a vowel sound like homme, where the h is silent: un bel homme (/œ̃ bɛ.l‿ɔm/)
Related terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Named for Alexander Graham Bell
Noun Edit
bel m (plural bels)
- (sound engineering) bel (unit of sound intensity)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “bel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams Edit
Hausa Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bêl m
Hungarian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
bel
- bel (a unit of measurement)
Declension Edit
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | bel | belek |
accusative | belt | beleket |
dative | belnek | beleknek |
instrumental | bellel | belekkel |
causal-final | belért | belekért |
translative | bellé | belekké |
terminative | belig | belekig |
essive-formal | belként | belekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | belben | belekben |
superessive | belen | beleken |
adessive | belnél | beleknél |
illative | belbe | belekbe |
sublative | belre | belekre |
allative | belhez | belekhez |
elative | belből | belekből |
delative | belről | belekről |
ablative | beltől | belektől |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
belé | beleké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
beléi | belekéi |
Possessive forms of bel | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | belem | beleim |
2nd person sing. | beled | beleid |
3rd person sing. | bele | belei |
1st person plural | belünk | beleink |
2nd person plural | beletek | beleitek |
3rd person plural | belük | beleik |
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From bél.
Noun Edit
bel
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- bel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- bel and bel- in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)
Icelandic Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bel n (genitive singular bels, nominative plural bel)
- bel (measure of relative power)
Declension Edit
Related terms Edit
Indonesian Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Dutch bel (“bell”), from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bèl (first-person possessive belku, second-person possessive belmu, third-person possessive belnya)
Verb Edit
bèl
- (colloquial) To make phone call.
Conjugation Edit
Conjugation of bel (meng-, intransitive) | |||||
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Root | bel | ||||
Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
Active | mengebel | – | dibel | bel | bellah |
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | mengebelkan | – | dibelkan | belkan | belkanlah |
Causative | |||||
Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. |
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From English bel, after Alexander Graham Bell.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bêl (first-person possessive belku, second-person possessive belmu, third-person possessive belnya)
- (physics) bel, a measure of relative power, defined as log10(P 1/P 2), where P1 and P2 are the measured and reference power respectively.
Further reading Edit
- “bel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bel
- preconsonantal masculine singular form of bello
Ladino Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist”).
Noun Edit
bel m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ביל)
Maguindanao Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Austronesian *qebel.
Noun Edit
bel
Maranao Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Austronesian *qebel, compare Mansaka ubul and Western Bukidnon Manobo evel.
Noun Edit
bel
References Edit
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Middle English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old French bel, biau, from Latin bellus, from Old Latin *duenelos. Doublet of beau.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bel
- Of fine quality: good, nice, appealing.
- Physically appealing; attractive, pretty.
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- “bē̆l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-24.
Norman Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
bel m (plural bels)
Derived terms Edit
- bel à balle (“ball court, ball park”)
Norwegian Nynorsk Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Named after A. G. Bell.
Noun Edit
bel m (definite singular belen, indefinite plural bel, definite plural belane)
- bel (logarithmic measure of sound pressure)
Derived terms Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
bel n (definite singular belet, indefinite plural bel, definite plural bela)
References Edit
- “bel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular bele)
- graceful, elegant, courteous
- noble
- (as a term of address) good, as in, my good sir, my good lady
- late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
- Biax sire, fait li quens, car laisciés ester. Nicolete est une caitive que j’amenai d’estrange tere
- Good sir, said the count, let her be. Nicolette is a captive that I've brought here from a foreign land
- late 12th century, Aucassin et Nicolette, page 6 of the Mario Roques edition
- handsome; beautiful
Declension Edit
Related terms Edit
Descendants Edit
Old Occitan Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
Adjective Edit
bel m (feminine singular bela, masculine plural bels, feminine plural belas)
Polish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Internationalism; compare English bel. Ultimately named after Scottish-born inventor, scientist, and engineer Alexander Graham Bell.
Noun Edit
bel m inan (abbreviation B)
Declension Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun Edit
bel f
Further reading Edit
San Pablo Güilá Zapotec Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- behld (San Dionisio Ocotepec)
Noun Edit
bel
- (San Pablo Güilá) fish
References Edit
- Natalie Operstein, Aaron Huey Sonnenschein, Valence Changes in Zapotec: Synchrony, diachrony, typology (2015, →ISBN, page 80
Serbo-Croatian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bȇl (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̑л)
- Alternative form of bȅo
Slovene Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Slavic *bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰēlHs (“white surface or stain”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
bẹ́ł (comparative bȍlj bẹ́ł or belȇjši, superlative nȁjbolj bẹ́ł or nȁjbelȇjši)
Inflection Edit
Hard | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom. sing. | bél | béla | bélo |
singular | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | bél ind béli def |
béla | bélo |
genitive | bélega | béle | bélega |
dative | bélemu | béli | bélemu |
accusative | nominativeinan or genitiveanim |
bélo | bélo |
locative | bélem | béli | bélem |
instrumental | bélim | bélo | bélim |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | béla | béli | béli |
genitive | bélih | bélih | bélih |
dative | bélima | bélima | bélima |
accusative | béla | béli | béli |
locative | bélih | bélih | bélih |
instrumental | bélima | bélima | bélima |
plural | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | béli | béle | béla |
genitive | bélih | bélih | bélih |
dative | bélim | bélim | bélim |
accusative | béle | béle | béla |
locative | bélih | bélih | bélih |
instrumental | bélimi | bélimi | bélimi |
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
See also Edit
bela | siva | črna |
rdeča; škrlatna | oranžna; rjava | rumena; krem |
svetlozelena, limeta | zelena | |
sinja, cian; turkizna | azurna | modra |
vijolična; indigo | magenta, fuksija; vijolična, lila | roza, rožnata |
Further reading Edit
- “bel”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Tok Pisin Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
bel
- abdomen, belly (of a human)
- underside
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:14:
- 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.
- the fuselage of an airplane.
Derived terms Edit
Turkish Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist, loins”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l(k) (“waist”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /bél/, “waist”).
Noun Edit
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
Declension Edit
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Nominative | bel | beller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | beli | belleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | bele | bellere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | belde | bellerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | belden | bellerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | belin | bellerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etymology 2 Edit
From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “spade”), variant of بیل (bil), from Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).
Noun Edit
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
References Edit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “بل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 274
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “bel2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Etymology 3 Edit
From Proto-Turkic *bel.
Noun Edit
bel
Derived terms Edit
Turkmen Edit
Noun Edit
bel (definite accusative beli, plural beller)
Declension Edit
Uzbek Edit
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | бел (bel) |
Latin | bel |
Perso-Arabic |
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l (“waist”).
Noun Edit
bel (plural bellar)
Declension Edit
Etymology 2 Edit
From Persian بیل (bêl, “spade”).
Noun Edit
bel (plural bellar)
Declension Edit
Volapük Edit
Etymology Edit
Noun Edit
bel (nominative plural bels)
Declension Edit
West Frisian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Frisian *belle, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
bel c (plural bellen, diminutive beltsje)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “bel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Wiyot Edit
Adjective Edit
bel
References Edit
- Reconstructing Languages and Cultures: Abstracts and Materials from the First International Interdisciplinary Symposium on Language and Prehistory, Ann Arbor, 8-12 November, 1988