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Isabella
Isabella
See also: isabella
English
Proper noun
Isabella
- A female given name.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene V:
- Can you so stead me,
- As bring me to the sight of Isabella,
- A novice of this place, and the fair sister
- To her unhappy brother Claudio?
- 1857 Mary Anne Everett Green, Lives of the Princesses of England, Vol. 3, page 2 ("Elizabeth, eighth daughter of Edward I"):
- A contemporary, and usually very accurate chronicler, Bartholomew of Norwich, tells us that the queen called her infant by the barbarous name of Walkiniana; others again call her Isabella; but, in the wardrobe accounts, and all other state records, she is invariably designated Elizabeth.
- 1604, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene V:
Usage notes
- Popular in England in the 19th century, and again in all English-speaking countries in the 2000s.
Translations
female given name — see Isabel
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Latin Isabella in the Middle Ages.
Proper noun
Isabella
- A female given name popular in the 2000s.
Related terms
Faroese
Proper noun
Isabella f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Isabella: Isabelluson
- daughter of Isabella: Isabelludóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Isabella |
| Accusative | Isabellu |
| Dative | Isabellu |
| Genitive | Isabellu |
Finnish
Etymology
From Latin Isabella, recorded since the end of 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈisɑbelːɑ/
- Hyphenation: I‧sa‧bel‧la
Proper noun
Isabella
- A female given name.
- 1918 Anni Swan, Kaarinan kesäloma, WSOY (1956), page 27:
- Kaarina huomasi, että hienot, romaaneista lainatut nimet Fransiska, Isabella, Armand ja Raoul jokapäiväisessä käytännössä olivat yksinkertaisesti Sikke, Iisa, Manne ja Ralle. Ainoastaan kunnallisneuvoksetar käytti alkuperäisiä nimiä, hänkin enimmäkseen vieraiden läsnäollessa ja juhlallisimmissa tilaisuuksissa.
- 1918 Anni Swan, Kaarinan kesäloma, WSOY (1956), page 27:
Declension
| Inflection of Isabella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Isabella | Isabellat | |
| genitive | Isabellan | Isabellojen | |
| partitive | Isabellaa | Isabelloja | |
| illative | Isabellaan | Isabelloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Isabella | Isabellat | |
| accusative | nom. | Isabella | Isabellat |
| gen. | Isabellan | ||
| genitive | Isabellan | Isabellojen Isabellainrare |
|
| partitive | Isabellaa | Isabelloja | |
| inessive | Isabellassa | Isabelloissa | |
| elative | Isabellasta | Isabelloista | |
| illative | Isabellaan | Isabelloihin | |
| adessive | Isabellalla | Isabelloilla | |
| ablative | Isabellalta | Isabelloilta | |
| allative | Isabellalle | Isabelloille | |
| essive | Isabellana | Isabelloina | |
| translative | Isabellaksi | Isabelloiksi | |
| instructive | — | Isabelloin | |
| abessive | Isabellatta | Isabelloitta | |
| comitative | — | Isabelloineen | |
Related terms
- Iisa
- Elisabet and its variants
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔizaˈbɛla/
Proper noun
Isabella
- A female given name popular in the 2000s.
Related terms
Norwegian
Etymology
From Latin Isabella. First recorded in Norway in the 14th century.
Proper noun
Isabella
- A female given name popular in the 2000s.
Related terms
isabella
isabella
See also: Isabella
English
Noun
isabella
- A brownish-yellow colour.
- 1864, Sir William Crookes, in Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (volume 10, page 301)
- If it be exposed to heat as soon as it is moderately warm, its dark olive colour changes almost suddenly to an Isabella colour, it becomes cloudy, and an abundant precipitate falls […]
- 1864, Sir William Crookes, in Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (volume 10, page 301)
Synonyms
- isabel
- isabelline
- parchment