Beilg

Irish

Etymology

From Latin Belgium.

Proper noun

An Bheilg f (genitive na Beilge)

1. Belgium

   Synonym: Ríocht na Beilge

Declension

Declension of Beilg

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative Beilg Vocative a Bheilg Genitive Beilge Dative Beilg

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an Bheilg Genitive na Beilge Dative leis an mBeilg don Bheilg

Derived terms

• Beilgeach (“Belgian”, adjective)
• Beilgeach m (“Belgian”)
• Congó na Beilge m (“Belgian Congo”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Beilg	Bheilg	mBeilg
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• “Belgium”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Beilg”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm