Belg

See also: Belg. and belg

Afrikaans

Noun

Belg (plural Belge, diminutive Belgie)

1. Belgian (person from Belgium or of Belgian descent)

Related terms

• België
• Belgies

Cornish

Etymology

From Latin Belgae (“Celtic tribe”), from Proto-Celtic *belgos (“swollen”).

Noun

Belg m (plural Belgyon)

1. Belgian man (inhabitant of Belgium)

Derived terms

• belgek (“Belgian”, adjective)
• Belges f (“Belgian woman”)
• Pow Belg (“Belgium”)

Mutation

Mutation of Belg

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
Belg	Velg	unchanged	Pelg	Felg, Velg*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Belgae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛlx/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Belg
• Rhymes: -ɛlx

Noun

Belg m (plural Belgen, diminutive Belgje n, feminine Belgische)

1. Belgian (inhabitant of Belgium)

Derived terms

• België

Related terms

• Belgisch

Descendants

• Sranan Tongo: Bergi
• → Papiamentu: Bèlga

Manx

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Yn Velg f

1. Belgium

Mutation

Mutation of Belg

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Belg	Velg	Melg

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Manx.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlk/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛlk
• Syllabification: Belg

Noun

Belg m pers (female equivalent Belgijka)

1. Belgian

Declension

Declension of Belg

	singular	plural
nominative	Belg	Belgowie
genitive	Belga	Belgów
dative	Belgowi	Belgom
accusative	Belga	Belgów
instrumental	Belgiem	Belgami
locative	Belgu	Belgach
vocative	Belgu	Belgowie

Related terms

adjective

• belgijski

Further reading

• “Belg”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “Belg”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Belgae.

Noun

Belg m (plural Belgau)

1. (historical) the Belgae
2. (historical) Belgica, land of the Belgae

Derived terms

• Gwlad Belg (“Belgium”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “belg”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies