belletrist

See also: Belletrist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Belletrist, coined by Goethe. Equivalent to belles-lettres +‎ -ist.

Noun

belletrist (plural belletrists)

A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

Derived terms

belletristic

Translations

person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres

Danish: belletrist c
Dutch: bellettrist m
German: Belletrist (de) m, Schöngeist (de) m
Polish: beletrysta m, beletrystka f
Swedish: belletrist (sv) c
Ukrainian: белетри́ст (uk) m (beletrýst), белетри́стка f (beletrýstka)

Anagrams

belittlers

Danish

Noun

belletrist c (singular definite belletristen, plural indefinite belletrister)

belletrist

Declension

Declension of belletrist

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	belletrist	belletristen	belletrister	belletristerne
genitive	belletrists	belletristens	belletristers	belletristernes

Further reading

“belletrist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Noun

belletrist m (plural belletristen)

Alternative spelling of bellettrist.

Swedish

Noun

belletrist c

belletrist

Declension

Declension of belletrist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	belletrist	belletristen	belletrister	belletristerna
Genitive	belletrists	belletristens	belletristers	belletristernas

Further reading

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