bellula

Corsican
Una bellula.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From bella (“handsome”) +‎ -ula. Calque of French belette by reanalysing it as a diminutive of belle (“handsome”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛlːula/
  • Hyphenation: bel‧lu‧la

Noun

bellula f (plural bellule)

  1. weasel (Mustela nivalis)

References

Latin

Adjective

bellula

  1. inflection of bellulus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

bellulā

  1. ablative feminine singular of bellulus
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