bela

Verb

bela

1. third-person singular present indicative form of belar
2. second-person singular imperative form of belar

Etymology

Common Romance, from Latin bellus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbela/
• Hyphenation: be‧la
• Rhymes: -ela

Adjective

bela (accusative singular belan, plural belaj, accusative plural belajn)

1. beautiful, pretty
   • 1907, Filipina Esperantisto, Volumes 1-2,:

     Kiaj belaj estas ĝiaj altaj montoj tute kovritaj de kreskaĵoj!

     How beautiful are its tall mountains completely covered with plants!

   • 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 12:14.

     Kaj kiam Abram venis Egiptujon, la Egiptoj vidis, ke la virino estas tre bela.

     And when Abram came to Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.

Etymology

From Esperanto bela.

Adjective

bela

1. beautiful

Verb

bela

1. to look after (used in the form membela)

Verb

bela

1. third-person singular present indicative of belare
2. second-person singular imperative of belare

Anagrams

• albe

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَلَاء‎ (balāʾ).

Noun

bela ?

1. affliction

Noun

bela f (plural belas)

1. (nautical) sail
2. sail, blade of a windmill
3. spark plug

Verb

bela

1. simple past of belegge

Adjective

bela

1. feminine singular of bel

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.lɐ/

Adjective

bela

1. Feminine singular of adjective belo.
   • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 135:

     Ele agora tem uma casa nas montanhas, foi Dumbledore que arranjou, uma bela caverna.

     He now has a home in the mountains, Dumbledore is who provided it, a beautiful cave.

Etymology

From bèlot, belȍt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bêla/
• Hyphenation: be‧la

Noun

bȅla f (Cyrillic spelling бе̏ла)

1. belote

References

• “bela” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Noun

bela

1. genitive singular of bel