Belus

See also: belus and Bélus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).

View of the river

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.lus/, [ˈbeːɫ̪ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.lus/, [ˈbɛːlus]

Proper noun

Bēlus m sg (genitive Bēlī); second declension

Bel, a Babylonian deity.
A river of Palestine also called Pacida, now the Na'aman River

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bēlus
Genitive	Bēlī
Dative	Bēlō
Accusative	Bēlum
Ablative	Bēlō
Vocative	Bēle

References

Belus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Belus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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