bellulus

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of bellus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.lu.lus/, [ˈbɛlːʲʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.lu.lus/, [ˈbɛlːulus]

Adjective

bellulus (feminine bellula, neuter bellulum); first/second-declension adjective

1. pretty, beautiful

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	bellulus	bellula	bellulum		bellulī	bellulae	bellula
Genitive	bellulī	bellulae	bellulī		bellulōrum	bellulārum	bellulōrum
Dative	bellulō		bellulō		bellulīs
Accusative	bellulum	bellulam	bellulum		bellulōs	bellulās	bellula
Ablative	bellulō	bellulā	bellulō		bellulīs
Vocative	bellule	bellula	bellulum		bellulī	bellulae	bellula

Synonyms

• bellātulus

References

• “bellulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bellulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.