See bēlą on Wiktionary
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"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gmw-pro",
"2": "*bāl"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *bāl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Proto-West Germanic: *bāl"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "bǣl"
},
"expansion": "Old English: bǣl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old English: bǣl; bǣlfȳr"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "bale"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: bale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: bale; balefire"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "bale",
"3": "baill"
},
"expansion": "Scots: bale, baill",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: bale, baill"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bale"
},
"expansion": "English: bale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: bale; balefire"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Norse: bál"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Icelandic: bál; bálit"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Faroese: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Faroese: bál"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Norwegian: bål; likbål"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gmq-osw",
"2": "bal",
"alt": "bāl"
},
"expansion": "Old Swedish: bāl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Swedish: bāl"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Swedish: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Swedish: bål"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Danish: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Danish: bål"
}
],
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"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*bʰḗlH-o-m"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sla-pro",
"2": "*bělъ",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "bãlas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian bãlas",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "balts",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Latvian balts (“white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "φαλός",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "भाल",
"3": "",
"4": "splendour"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Probably from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m, from *bʰel- (“shiny; bright; gleaming; white”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”), Lithuanian bãlas, báltas (“white”), Latvian balts (“white”), Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”).",
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"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "gem-decl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "a-stem",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlas",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlis",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlǫ̂",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlai",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlamaz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlamiz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"name": "gem-decl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Proto-Germanic",
"lang_code": "gem-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēlą",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "46 54",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"fire"
],
"id": "en-bēlą-gem-pro-noun-3J8osS3R",
"links": [
[
"fire",
"fire"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter",
"reconstruction"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "46 54",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "50 50",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"pyre"
],
"id": "en-bēlą-gem-pro-noun-Kn-q9wMz",
"links": [
[
"pyre",
"pyre"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɛː.lɑ̃/"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Brill Publishers"
],
"word": "bēlą"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns",
"Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
"Proto-Germanic lemmas",
"Proto-Germanic neuter nouns",
"Proto-Germanic nouns",
"Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European"
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gmw-pro",
"2": "*bāl"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *bāl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Proto-West Germanic: *bāl"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "bǣl"
},
"expansion": "Old English: bǣl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old English: bǣl; bǣlfȳr"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "bale"
},
"expansion": "Middle English: bale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Middle English: bale; balefire"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sco",
"2": "bale",
"3": "baill"
},
"expansion": "Scots: bale, baill",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Scots: bale, baill"
},
{
"depth": 4,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "bale"
},
"expansion": "English: bale",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "English: bale; balefire"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "non",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Old Norse: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Norse: bál"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Icelandic: bál; bálit"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fo",
"2": "bál"
},
"expansion": "Faroese: bál",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Faroese: bál"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Norwegian: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Norwegian: bål; likbål"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "gmq-osw",
"2": "bal",
"alt": "bāl"
},
"expansion": "Old Swedish: bāl",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Swedish: bāl"
},
{
"depth": 3,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Swedish: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Swedish: bål"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "bål"
},
"expansion": "Danish: bål",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Danish: bål"
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "gem-pro",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "",
"4": "*bʰḗlH-o-m"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰḗlH-o-m",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sla-pro",
"2": "*bělъ",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "bãlas"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian bãlas",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "balts",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Latvian balts (“white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "φαλός",
"3": "",
"4": "white"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "भाल",
"3": "",
"4": "splendour"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "gem-decl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "a-stem",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlą",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlas",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlis",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlǫ̂",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlai",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlamaz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlō",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "bēlamiz",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
}
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{
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"lang_code": "gem-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bēlą",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"glosses": [
"fire"
],
"links": [
[
"fire",
"fire"
]
],
"tags": [
"neuter",
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
"pyre"
],
"links": [
[
"pyre",
"pyre"
]
],
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"neuter",
"reconstruction"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈbɛː.lɑ̃/"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Brill Publishers"
],
"word": "bēlą"
}
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