belli

See also: Belli and bəlli

Icelandic

Noun

belli

1. inflection of böllur:
   1. indefinite dative singular
   2. indefinite accusative plural

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.li/
• Rhymes: -ɛlli
• Hyphenation: bèl‧li

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

belli

1. masculine plural of bello

Noun

belli m

1. plural of bello

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

belli m

1. plural of bellio

Latin

Adjective

bellī

1. inflection of bellus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. genitive masculine/neuter singular

Noun

bellī n

1. genitive/locative singular of bellum (“war”)

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.lɪ/

Conjunction

belli

1. (dialectal) Alternative form of billi

Old Norse

Noun

belli

1. indefinite dative singular of bǫllr

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بللی (belli), from earlier بللو (bellü, “known, perceptible, certain”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹlgü-lig (“manifest”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹlgü (“sign”), a derivation of Proto-Turkic *bẹl- (“to denote, to designate”). Cognates include Azerbaijani bəlli, Karakhanid بَلْكُلُكْ (belgülüg, “manifest”), Chuvash паллӑ (pallă, “sign, label, mark, estimate”), Yakut бэлиэ (belie, “sign, symbol”).

Adjective

belli

1. known
2. obvious, clear; free of ambiguity or doubt
3. certain (as a determiner)

Synonyms

• malum (1)
• aşikâr, açık, belirgin (2)
• belirli (3)

Related terms

• besbelli
• belge
• belirmek
• bellemek

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بللو (bellü, “having a waist”), from earlier *bélli, from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l-lig (“having a waist; waisted”), from *bẹ̄l (“waist”). Cognate with Azerbaijani belli.

Adjective

belli

1. waisted

Related terms

• bel

Yakan

Verb

belli

1. to buy