"bello" meaning in Spanish

See bello in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbeʝo/, [ˈbe.ʝo], /ˈbeʝo/, [ˈbe.ʝo], /ˈbeʎo/, [ˈbe.ʎo], /ˈbeʃo/, [ˈbe.ʃo], /ˈbeʒo/, [ˈbe.ʒo], /ˈbeo/, [ˈbe.o] Forms: bella [feminine], bellos [masculine, plural], bellas [feminine, plural], bellísimo [superlative]
Rhymes: -eʝo, -eʝo (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain), -eʎo (rustic northern Spain, northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines), -eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒo (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay), -eo (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama)) Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish bello, in turn a borrowing from Old Occitan bel, bell, from Latin bellus. According to Coromines and Pascual, first attested in the early 13th century, but not in the Poem of the Cid nor pre-literary Castilian. Part of the evidence for it being a borrowing is the lack of diphthongization, cf. Old Spanish castiello, amariello. The native Old Spanish terms were bellido and fermoso. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|osp:bello<ety:bor<pro:bel>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "good", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "to fit", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dewh₂-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*dwenos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "duenos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "*duenelos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bellus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Occitan", "term" : "bel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "bello", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "bello", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="bello">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|bello|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish bello, {{inh+|es|osp|bello}} Inherited from Old Spanish bello, {{der|es|pro|bel}} Old Occitan bel, {{der|es|la|bellus}} Latin bellus, {{m+|osp|castiello}} Old Spanish castiello Head templates: {{es-adj|sup=bellísimo}} bello (feminine bella, masculine plural bellos, feminine plural bellas, superlative bellísimo)
  1. beautiful, fair Synonyms: bel, bellido
    Sense id: en-bello-es-adj-GAaBQqsl Categories (other): Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 87 13 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 90 10
  2. lovely (wonderful)
    Sense id: en-bello-es-adj-ZchqV-ng Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bella de noche, bellamente, bellas artes, bellas letras, bello sexo, embellecer Related terms: beldad, belleza, bonito, guapo, lindo, precioso

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈbe.ʎo]"
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