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bélé

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English

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Etymology

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Possibly from French belle aire, though African origins have been suggested.

Noun

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bélé

  1. (music, dance, Caribbean) A genre of music and group dance from the Creole cultures of Dominica and other Caribbean islands, in modern times mostly performed to celebrate holidays and special occasions.
  2. (music, Caribbean) A type of folk drum found on Dominica, Martinique and Saint Lucia.

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Hungarian

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Etymology

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bél (non-attributive possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbeːleː]
  • Hyphenation: bé‧lé

Noun

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bélé

  1. non-attributive possessive singular of bél

Declension

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative bélé
accusative bélét
dative bélének
instrumental bélével
causal-final béléért
translative bélévé
terminative béléig
essive-formal béléként
essive-modal
inessive bélében
superessive bélén
adessive bélénél
illative bélébe
sublative bélére
allative béléhez
elative béléből
delative béléről
ablative bélétől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
non-attributive
possessive - plural