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bellum.

war, warfare; battle, combat, fight; (at/in) (the) war(s); military force, arms;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbɛl.lũː]Classical-Latin[ˈbɛl.lum]

  1. war

    declension-2 · neuter
    bellī domīque / bellō domīque / vel bellī vel domī / domī bellōque
    Dulce bellum inexpertīs.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin *duenelos? Old Latin duellum Latin bellum From older duellum; compare the changes from duis to bis and from duonus to bonus.

adj[ˈbɛl.lũː]Classical-Latin[ˈbɛl.lum]

  1. inflection of bellus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of bellus: accusative masculine singular

    accusative · form-of · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflection of bellus (“pretty”).

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