bele
Basque
Etymology
932; from Proto-Basque *beLe, from *bel- (“black, dark”) (compare beltz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bele/ [be.le]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ele, -e
- Hyphenation: be‧le
Noun
bele anim
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | bele | belea | beleak |
| ergative | belek | beleak | beleek |
| dative | beleri | beleari | beleei |
| genitive | beleren | belearen | beleen |
| comitative | belerekin | belearekin | beleekin |
| causative | belerengatik | belearengatik | beleengatik |
| benefactive | belerentzat | belearentzat | beleentzat |
| instrumental | belez | beleaz | beleez |
| inessive | belerengan | belearengan | beleengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | belerengana | belearengana | beleengana |
| terminative | belerenganaino | belearenganaino | beleenganaino |
| directive | belerenganantz | belearenganantz | beleenganantz |
| destinative | belerenganako | belearenganako | beleenganako |
| ablative | belerengandik | belearengandik | beleengandik |
| partitive | belerik | — | — |
| prolative | beletzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “bele”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “bele”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Esperanto
Etymology
From bela (“beautiful”) + -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbele/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ele
- Hyphenation: be‧le
Adverb
bele
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɛ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧le
- Rhymes: -lɛ
Etymology 1
Lexicalization of the noun bel (a variant of bél) + -e.[1]
Alternative forms
Pronoun
bele
- in/into him/her/it
- Tegyél még bele egy kis cukrot. ― Add more sugar to it.
- Szerelmes bele. ― He is in love with her.
- Ez majd bátorságot önt bele. ― This will instill courage into him.
Usage notes
This term may also be part of the split form of a verb prefixed with bele-, occurring when the main verb does not follow the prefix directly. It can be interpreted only with the related verb form, irrespective of its position in the sentence, e.g. meg tudták volna nézni (“they could have seen it”, from megnéz). For verbs with this prefix, see bele-; for an overview, Appendix:Hungarian verbal prefixes.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | belém / énbelém | belénk / mibelénk |
| 2nd | beléd / tebeléd | belétek / tibelétek |
| 3rd | belé / őbelé / őbele beléje / őbeléje |
beléjük / őbeléjük |
Related terms
See also
- Appendix:Hungarian pronouns
| case | suffix | who? | what? | this | that | he/she (it)1 | verbal prefix |
category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | – | ki | mi | ez | az | ő* / -∅ az / -∅ |
– | – |
| accusative | -t / -ot / -at / -et / -öt |
kit | mit | ezt | azt | őt* / -∅ azt / -∅ |
– | c1 c2 |
| dative | -nak / -nek | kinek | minek | ennek | annak | neki | neki- | category |
| instrumental | -val / -vel | kivel | mivel | ezzel/ evvel |
azzal/ avval |
vele | category | |
| causal-final | -ért | kiért | miért | ezért | azért | érte | – | category |
| translative | -vá / -vé | kivé | mivé | ezzé | azzá | – | – | category |
| terminative | -ig | – | meddig | eddig | addig | – | – | category |
| essive-formal | -ként | (kiként) | (miként) | ekként | akként | – | – | category |
| essive-modal | -ul / -ül | – | – | – | – | – | – | category |
| inessive | -ban / -ben | kiben | miben | ebben | abban | benne | – | category |
| superessive | -n/-on/-en/-ön | kin | min | ezen | azon | rajta | (rajta-) | category |
| adessive | -nál / -nél | kinél | minél | ennél | annál | nála | – | category |
| illative | -ba / -be | kibe | mibe | ebbe | abba | bele | bele- | category |
| sublative | -ra / -re | kire | mire | erre | arra | rá | rá- | category |
| allative | -hoz/-hez/-höz | kihez | mihez | ehhez | ahhoz | hozzá | hozzá- | category |
| elative | -ból / -ből | kiből | miből | ebből | abból | belőle | – | category |
| delative | -ról / -ről | kiről | miről | erről | arról | róla | – | category |
| ablative | -tól / -től | kitől | mitől | ettől | attól | tőle | – | category |
1Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be construed likewise.
Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All Hungarian pronouns / edit this template
Etymology 2
bél (“intestines”) + -e (possessive suffix)
Noun
bele
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of bél
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bele | — |
| accusative | belét | — |
| dative | belének | — |
| instrumental | belével | — |
| causal-final | beléért | — |
| translative | belévé | — |
| terminative | beléig | — |
| essive-formal | beleként | — |
| essive-modal | beléül | — |
| inessive | belében | — |
| superessive | belén | — |
| adessive | belénél | — |
| illative | belébe | — |
| sublative | belére | — |
| allative | beléhez | — |
| elative | beléből | — |
| delative | beléről | — |
| ablative | belétől | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
beléé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
belééi | — |
References
- ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN
Further reading
- bele in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
- bele in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Isthmus Zapotec
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbèlːè]
Noun
bele
- alternative form of beḻe
Lindu
Noun
bele
Middle English
Adjective
bele
- alternative form of bel
Old French
Alternative forms
Adjective
bele
- feminine nominative/oblique singular of biau
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Kielce) IPA(key): /ˈbɛ.lɛ/
Particle
bele
Further reading
- Jan Łoś (1886) “belejaki”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 182
Sahu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.le/
Noun
bele
References
- Leontine Visser, Clemens Voorhoeve (1987) Sahu-Indonesian-English Dictionary, Brill
Salar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Oghuz *beyle. Cognate with Azerbaijani belə, Gagauz bölä, Turkish böyle, Turkmen beýle.
Pronunciation
- (Xunhua, Qinghai; Gansu; Ili, Xinjiang) IPA(key): /pele/
Adverb
bele
- since
- Puldırdan bele a(niği) abası heli yarağur cañnamış.
- His father has earned a lot of money since last year.
- here, this way
- Bele gel!
- Come here!
Derived terms
- beligi (“like this”)
Related terms
References
- 林莲云 [Lin Lianyun] (1985) “bele”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar][1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 51
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “bele”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 442, 443
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “bele”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 39
- 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “bele”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 66
Serbo-Croatian
Adjective
bele (Cyrillic spelling беле)
- inflection of beo:
- masculine accusative plural
- feminine genitive singular
- feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Verb
bele (Cyrillic spelling беле)
- third-person plural present of beleti
Verb
bele (Cyrillic spelling беле)
- third-person plural present of beliti
Tetum
Etymology
Verb
bele
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ìbéèdè.
Noun
bele class 5 (plural mabele class 6)
Turkish
Noun
bele
- dative singular of bel
Volapük
Noun
bele
- dative singular of bel
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *belawū. Further origin unsettled, but sometimes compared to Latin feles (“cat”); Mallory & Adams derive both from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“marten, wildcat”).[1]
Noun
bele m (plural belaod)
Mutation
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| bele | fele | mele | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (2016) “Y Bywiadur”, in Llên natur[2], retrieved 31 December 2024
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “belau”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 371
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbe.l̪e/
Verb
bele
- (stative) to be hungry
- de ti bele ― I am hungry
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tibele | mibele | abele | |
| 2nd person | nibele | fibele | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | ibele | dibele | |
| animate | mabele | |||
| imperative | —, bele | —, bele | ||
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[3], Pacific linguistics