bello, bellare, bellavi, bellatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
fight, wage war, struggle; take part in war/battle/fight (also animals/games);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | bello | bellamus |
| 2 | bellas | bellatis |
| 3 | bellat | bellant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | bellare |
| active | perfect | bellavisse |
| passive | present | bellari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | bella | bellate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | bellato | bellatote |
| 3 | bellato | bellanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | bellare | bellamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | bellator | — |
| 3 | bellator | bellantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellatus | bellati |
| Gen. | bellati | bellatorum |
| Dat. | bellato | — |
| Acc. | bellatum | bellatos |
| Voc. | bellate | bellati |
| Abl. | bellato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellata | bellatae |
| Gen. | bellatae | bellatarum |
| Dat. | bellatae | — |
| Acc. | bellatam | bellatas |
| Voc. | bellata | bellatae |
| Abl. | bellata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellatum | bellata |
| Gen. | bellati | bellatorum |
| Dat. | bellato | — |
| Acc. | bellatum | bellata |
| Voc. | bellatum | bellata |
| Abl. | bellato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellandus | — |
| Gen. | bellandi | — |
| Dat. | bellando | — |
| Acc. | bellandum | — |
| Voc. | bellande | — |
| Abl. | bellando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellanda | — |
| Gen. | bellandae | — |
| Dat. | bellandae | — |
| Acc. | bellandam | — |
| Voc. | bellanda | — |
| Abl. | bellanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | bellandum | — |
| Gen. | bellandi | — |
| Dat. | bellando | — |
| Acc. | bellandum | — |
| Voc. | bellandum | — |
| Abl. | bellando | — |
Supines
accusative: bellatum; ablative: bellatu
Examples
- G
de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...Bello Alexandrino conflato Caesar Rhodo atque ex Syria Ciliciaque omnem classem arcessit; Creta sagittarios, equites ab rege Nabataeorum..." - G
de Bello Hispaniensi
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...aequum locum deducere et primo quoque tempore de bello decernere. Id cum animadverteret adversarios minime velle, quos +quoniam..." - G
de Bello Africo
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...virtute [sitis] consecuti ita vos gesseritis ut neque bello fortes neque pace boni aut utiles fueritis et magis..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Agenoris urbem; sed fines Libyci, genus intractabile bello. Imperium Dido Tyria regit urbe profecta, germanum fugiens. Longa..." - P
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quorum consederis arvis? hinc Gaetulae urbes, genus insuperabile bello, et Numidae infreni cingunt et inhospita Syrtis; hinc deserta..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...infert. 'o miserae, quas non manus' inquit 'Achaica bello traxerit ad letum patriae sub moenibus! o gens infelix..." - P
Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...pater Anchises 'bellum, o terra hospita, portas: bello armantur equi, bellum haec armenta minantur. sed tamen idem olim..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...datum molitur iter. iamque arva tenebant ultima, quae bello clari secreta frequentant. hic illi occurrit Tydeus, hic inclutus..."