Betta

See also: betta

Translingual

Betta simplex

Etymology

New Latin, from Malay betah (“settled, comfortable, to feel at home, tough, persistent, to get well”)

Proper noun

Betta f

A taxonomic genus within the family Osphronemidae – fish, including species Betta splendens, the Siamese fighting fish.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Actinopterygii - superclass; Teleostei - class; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Anabantiformes - order; Osphronemidae - family; Macropodusinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Betta trifasciata; for other species see Betta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

Betta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Betta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Betta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Faroese

Proper noun

Betta f

A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

son of Betta: Bettuson
daughter of Betta: Bettudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Betta
Accusative	Bettu
Dative	Bettu
Genitive	Bettu

Italian

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -etta

Proper noun

Betta f

A female given name, diminutive of Elisabetta.

Derived terms

Bettina

Anagrams

batte, batté

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