BELLO, bello
Sounds Like: BEL-loh
Translations: to wage war, I wage war, by war, with war, for war, to war
From the root: BELLUM, BELLO
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: The word 'BELLO' can function as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it is the dative or ablative singular form of 'BELLUM', meaning 'war'. In this usage, it indicates the means by which something is done ('by war', 'with war') or the recipient/purpose ('to war', 'for war'). As a verb, 'BELLO' is the first person singular present active indicative of the verb 'BELLO', meaning 'I wage war' or 'I fight'. It can also be the dative singular of the gerund of 'BELLO', meaning 'to waging war' or 'for waging war'.
Inflection: Noun: Singular, Dative or Ablative, Neuter; Verb: First Person, Singular, Present, Active, Indicative; or Gerund, Dative, Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
No other words from the same root, BELLUM, BELLO, appear in our texts.
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