Betta

See also: betta

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Malay ikan bettah, from Malay ikan (“fish”) + Malay bettah (“the name of an ancient warrior tribe”).

Proper noun

Betta f

1. 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 picta (syn. Betta trifasciata, spotted betta) - type species; Betta fusca (dusky betta), Betta livida, Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish) - selected species; for other species see Betta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Translations

vertebrate animal

Chinese: 搏魚 / 搏鱼 Japanese: ベタ (ja) (ベタ, beta), 闘魚 (ja) (とうぎょ, tōgyo) Persian: ماهی بتا Russian: Петушки (ru) (Petuški)

References

• Betta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Betta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Betta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Faroese

Proper noun

Betta f

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈbet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: Bét‧ta

Proper noun

Betta f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Elisabetta

Derived terms

• Bettina

Anagrams

• batte, batté