belega

Esperanto

Etymology

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Esperanto bela

Russian -яга (-jaga)bor.?

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s

Proto-Hellenic *mégas

Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)clip.?

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Esperanto -et-influ.?

Esperanto -eg-

Esperanto belega

From bela + -eg-. First attested in Zamenhof's Dua Libro (1888).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈleɡa/

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• Rhymes: -eɡa
• Syllabification: be‧le‧ga
• Hyphenation: bel‧ega

Adjective

belega (accusative singular belegan, plural belegaj, accusative plural belegajn)

1. gorgeous
2. magnificent (splendid in appearance)

Further reading

• “belega”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “belega”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Slovene

Adjective

bélega

1. masculine/neuter genitive singular of bẹ́ł