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Webster 1913 Edition


Bellona


Bel-lo′na

,
Noun.
[L., from
bellum
war.]
(Rom. Myth.)
The goddess of war.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bellona

BELLO'NA

,
Noun.
[from L. bellum,war.] The goddess of war.

Definition 2024


Bellona

Bellona

See also: bellona

English

Bellona astronomical symbol

Proper noun

Bellona

  1. (Roman mythology) Roman goddess of war, wife or sister of Mars. Equivalent to the Greek goddess Enyo.
    • Thomas Campbell
      But time will teach the Russ, ev'n conquering War
      Has handmaid arts: aye, aye, the Russ will woo
      All sciences that speed Bellona's car,
      All murder's tactic arts, and win them too []
  2. (astronomy) Short for 28 Bellona, a main belt asteroid.

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Translations


Latin

Etymology

From older Duellōna by a regular sound change. Cognate with Ancient Greek δύη (dúē, misery, pain) and with bellum (war)

Proper noun

Bellōna f (genitive Bellōnae); first declension

  1. Goddess of war, sister (or sometimes wife) of Mars

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative Bellōna Bellōnae
genitive Bellōnae Bellōnārum
dative Bellōnae Bellōnīs
accusative Bellōnam Bellōnās
ablative Bellōnā Bellōnīs
vocative Bellōna Bellōnae

Synonyms

  • (goddess of war): Enȳō (Greek equivalent)

References

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Italian

Noun

bellona f (plural bellone, masculine bellone)

  1. stunner (stunning person)