Belisarius

English Alternative forms en Belisarios Etymology en la Belisarius, from en gkm Βελισάριος. Pronunciation en /ˌbɛlɪˈsɛəɹi.əs/ /-ˈsɑːɹi.-/ RP en /ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/ /-ˈsɑɹi.-/ GA en ɛəɹi.əs 5 Proper noun en history A general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously. Translations a general of the Byzantine Empire Armenian: hy Բելիսարիոս Bulgarian: bg Велизарий Finnish: fi Belisarius French: fr Bélisaire Georgian: ka ველისარიუსი German: de Belisar Greek: el Βελισάριος, el Βελισσάριος Ancient Greek: grc Βελισάριος Italian: it Belisario Latin: la Belisarius Portuguese: pt Belisário m Romanian: ro Belizarie m Russian: ru Велиса́рий, ru Велиза́рий Spanish: es Belisario en Byzantine Empire Individuals Latin Etymology la gkm Βελισάριος, of la qsb-bal - origin. Given that Belisarius was born in Germaneia, a town on the borders of Thrace, the Romanian linguist Ioan I. Russu ro proposes a la txh - origin, analyzing it as a compound of txh *bel- shining, white; strong, from la ine-pro *bʰel- to shine, flash, burn or ine-pro *bel- power, strength, and txh *sara stream, river, flowing water, from la ine-pro *ser- to flow, run. This latter element is attested in other Ancient Greek names of Thracian origin, such as grc Καμασαρύη, grc Μαιωσάρα, and grc Μηδισάρσα.ro Ion I. Russu 1976 Elementele traco-getice în Imperiul Roman şi în Byzantium (veacurile III-VII) Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România Bucharest 107–109 https://bibliotecacernauti.com/images/carte_pdf/Carti_si_reviste_SB/Elementele-traco-getice-n-Imperiul-Roman-i-n-Byzantium-veacurile-III-VII.pdf Pronunciation Belisārius Proper noun Belisārius<2.-ius.both> en Belisarius Roman general Declension Belisārius<2.-ius.both> Descendants fr Bélisaire Bélizaire gl Belesar Belsar it Belisario es Belisario Belizario pt Belisário en Belisarius 1 References la Individuals