| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɛl/ |
| Hyphenation | bel |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | bellen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| belletje | belletjes |
| English | alarm |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | alarmilo |
| French | sirène; timbre; timbre avertisseur |
| German | Alarmanlage |
| Icelandic | hættumerki |
| Portuguese | aparelho de alarma |