Belize
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Belice (attested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, sometimes said to be from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water(s)”),[1] although there is no evidence for such a word. The old suggestion that it could be from a corrupted Spanish pronunciation of the surname of Scottish buccaneer Peter Wallace (via pronunciation as *Valis, then *Balise), is now generally considered to be folk etymology; the popularity of the legend persists.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈliːz/, /bɛlˈiːz/, /beɪlˈiːz/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: balise (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -iːz
Proper noun
Belize
- An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
Derived terms
Translations
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See also
- (countries of Central America) country of Central America; Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
References
- Twigg, Alan (2006) Understanding Belize: A Historical Guide, Madeira Park, BC: Harbour Publishing, →ISBN, pages 9–10, 38–45
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈliθe/, [beˈli.θe]
Breton
Catalan
Pronunciation
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɪzɛ]
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Belize n (indeclinable, related adjective belizský, demonym Belizan)
- Belize (a country in Central America; capital: Belmopan)
Further reading
- Belize in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbeːˈliː.zə/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: Be‧li‧ze
- Rhymes: -iːzə
Estonian
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbelitse/, [ˈbe̞lits̠e̞]
- IPA(key): /ˈbelize/, [ˈbe̞lize̞]
- IPA(key): /ˈbelise/, [ˈbe̞lis̠e̞]
- Syllabification(key): Be‧li‧ze
Declension
Inflection of Belize (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Belize | — | ||
genitive | Belizen | — | ||
partitive | Belizeä | — | ||
illative | Belizeen | — | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Belize | — | ||
accusative | nom. | Belize | — | |
gen. | Belizen | |||
genitive | Belizen | — | ||
partitive | Belizeä | — | ||
inessive | Belizessä | — | ||
elative | Belizestä | — | ||
illative | Belizeen | — | ||
adessive | Belizellä | — | ||
ablative | Belizeltä | — | ||
allative | Belizelle | — | ||
essive | Belizenä | — | ||
translative | Belizeksi | — | ||
abessive | Belizettä | — | ||
instructive | — | — | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Derived terms
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.liz/
Audio (file)
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈliːs/
Audio (file)
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛliz][1]
- Hyphenation: Be‧lize
- Rhymes: -iz
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Belize | — |
accusative | Belize-t | — |
dative | Belize-nek | — |
instrumental | Belize-zel | — |
causal-final | Belize-ért | — |
translative | Belize-zé | — |
terminative | Belize-ig | — |
essive-formal | Belize-ként | — |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | Belize-ben | — |
superessive | Belize-en | — |
adessive | Belize-nél | — |
illative | Belize-be | — |
sublative | Belize-re | — |
allative | Belize-hez | — |
elative | Belize-ből | — |
delative | Belize-ről | — |
ablative | Belize-től | — |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
Belize-é | — |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
Belize-éi | — |
Possessive forms of Belize | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | Belize-em | — |
2nd person sing. | Belize-ed | — |
3rd person sing. | Belize-e | — |
1st person plural | Belize-ünk | — |
2nd person plural | Belize-etek | — |
3rd person plural | Belize-ük | — |
Derived terms
- belize-i
References
- Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN
Interlingua
Italian
Norwegian Bokmål
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛˈli.zɛ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -izɛ
- Syllabification: Be‧li‧ze
Proper noun
Belize n (undeclinable)
- Belize (a country in Central America)
- Belize City (the largest city in Belize)
Further reading
- Belize in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈli.ze/
Audio (file)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běliːze/
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Belice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water”).
Turkish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Declension
singular | plural | |
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benim (my) | Belize'm | Belizelerim / Belize'lerim |
senin (your) | Belize'n | Belizelerin / Belize'lerin |
onun (his/her/its) | Belize'si | Belizeleri / Belize'leri |
bizim (our) | Belize'miz | Belizelerimiz / Belize'lerimiz |
sizin (your) | Belize'niz | Belizeleriniz / Belize'leriniz |
onların (their) | Belize'si / Belizeleri / Belize'leri | Belizeleri / Belize'leri |
See also
- (countries of Central America) Orta Amerika ülkesi; Belize, Kosta Rika, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nikaragua, Panama