belua
LatinEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Of uncertain origin. Often compared with bestia (“beast”), itself of uncertain origin.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bēlua f (genitive bēluae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bēlua | bēluae |
| Genitive | bēluae | bēluārum |
| Dative | bēluae | bēluīs |
| Accusative | bēluam | bēluās |
| Ablative | bēluā | bēluīs |
| Vocative | bēlua | bēluae |
SynonymsEdit
- (beast): bēstia
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2008, →ISBN
- belua in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- belua in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
- belua in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934