"bela" meaning in Esperanto

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈbela/ Audio: Eo-bela.ogg Forms: belan [accusative, singular], belaj [plural], belajn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ela Etymology: Common Romance, from Latin bellus. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|roa}} Romance, {{der|eo|la|bellus}} Latin bellus Head templates: {{eo-head}} bela (accusative singular belan, plural belaj, accusative plural belajn)
  1. beautiful, pretty Categories (topical): Appearance Derived forms: belega

Inflected forms

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