different between isabella vs bella

English

Etymology

See discussion at Isabelline (colour).

Pronunciation

Noun

isabella

1. A pale grey-yellow, fawn, cream-brown or parchment colour.
   • 1864, Sir William Crookes, in Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (volume 10, page 301)

     If it be exposed to heat as soon as it is moderately warm, its dark olive colour changes almost suddenly to an Isabella colour, it becomes cloudy, and an abundant precipitate falls […]

Synonyms

• isabel
• isabelline
• parchment

Anagrams

• sailable

Catalan

Adjective

bella

1. feminine singular of bell

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l.la/
• Rhymes: -?lla
• Hyphenation: bèl?la

Etymology 1

Substantivization of the singular feminine form of bello (“beautiful”).

Noun

bella f (plural belle)

1. beauty, belle (beautiful woman)
2. sweetheart

   Synonyms: compagna, fidanzata, innamorata

3. fair copy (final draft of a piece of writing)
4. showdown (deciding match)
5. a Renaissance-style ceramic plate decorated with portraits of young women.

Derived terms

• bella di notte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

bella

1. feminine singular of bello

Anagrams

• balle

References

• bella in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

bella

1. nominative plural of bellum
2. accusative plural of bellum
3. vocative plural of bellum

Adjective

bella

1. nominative feminine singular of bellus
2. nominative neuter plural of bellus
3. accusative neuter plural of bellus
4. vocative feminine singular of bellus
5. nominative neuter plural of bellus

Adjective

bell?

1. ablative feminine singular of bellus

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bel?a]

Adjective

bella (Lontara spelling ???)

1. far

   Antonym: ambani

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Verb

bella (present bellr, past singular ball)

1. (transitive, with dative) hit, hurt

Etymology 2

Verb

bella

1. (with dative) to dare, venture

Conjugation

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: belle

References

• bella1 in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• bella2 in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Adjective

bella

1. feminine singular of bello

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) bula
• (Surmiran) pula

Etymology

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Noun

bella f (plural bellas)

1. (Sursilvan) butterfly, moth

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) spler
• (Rumantsch Grischun) tgiralla
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) tschitta
• (Puter) chüralla
• (Vallader) splerin

Spanish

Pronunciation

Adjective

bella

1. feminine singular of bello