Beilgeach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bheilg (“Belgium”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Beilgeach (genitive singular masculine Beilgigh, genitive singular feminine Beilgí, plural Beilgeacha, not comparable)

1. Belgian

Declension

Declension of Beilgeach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	Beilgeach	Bheilgeach	Beilgeacha; Bheilgeacha²
Vocative	Bheilgigh		Beilgeacha
Genitive		Beilgí	Beilgeacha	Beilgeach
Dative	Beilgeach; Bheilgeach¹	Bheilgeach; Bheilgigh (archaic)	Beilgeacha; Bheilgeacha²
Comparative	níos Beilgí
Superlative	is Beilgí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Related terms

• Ríocht na Beilge (“Kingdom of Belgium”)

Noun

Beilgeach m (genitive singular Beilgigh, nominative plural Beilgigh)

1. Belgian

Declension

Declension of Beilgeach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Beilgeach Beilgigh Vocative a Bheilgigh a Bheilgeacha Genitive Beilgigh Beilgeach Dative Beilgeach Beilgigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Beilgeach na Beilgigh Genitive an Bheilgigh na mBeilgeach Dative leis an mBeilgeach don Bheilgeach leis na Beilgigh

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Beilgeach	Bheilgeach	mBeilgeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Beilgeach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “Beilgeach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “Beilgeach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.