Belize

See also: Bélize

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/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: balise (one pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Proper noun

Belize

  1. An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

References

  1. 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]

Proper noun

Belize m

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Breton

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Catalan

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Belize m

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɪzɛ]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Belize n (indeclinable, related adjective belizský, demonym Belizan)

  1. Belize (a country in Central America; capital: Belmopan)

Further reading

  • Belize in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbeːˈliː.zə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Be‧li‧ze
  • Rhymes: -iːzə

Proper noun

Belize n

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Anagrams

Estonian

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Finnish

Etymology

From English Belize, from Spanish Belice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbelitse/, [ˈbe̞lits̠e̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbelize/, [ˈbe̞lize̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈbelise/, [ˈbe̞lis̠e̞]
  • Syllabification(key): Be‧li‧ze

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Declension

Inflection of Belize (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Belize (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Belizeni
accusative nom. Belizeni
gen. Belizeni
genitive Belizeni
partitive Belizeäni
inessive Belizessäni
elative Belizestäni
illative Belizeeni
adessive Belizelläni
ablative Belizeltäni
allative Belizelleni
essive Belizenäni
translative Belizekseni
abessive Belizettäni
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Belizesi
accusative nom. Belizesi
gen. Belizesi
genitive Belizesi
partitive Belizeäsi
inessive Belizessäsi
elative Belizestäsi
illative Belizeesi
adessive Belizelläsi
ablative Belizeltäsi
allative Belizellesi
essive Belizenäsi
translative Belizeksesi
abessive Belizettäsi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Belizemme
accusative nom. Belizemme
gen. Belizemme
genitive Belizemme
partitive Belizeämme
inessive Belizessämme
elative Belizestämme
illative Belizeemme
adessive Belizellämme
ablative Belizeltämme
allative Belizellemme
essive Belizenämme
translative Belizeksemme
abessive Belizettämme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Belizenne
accusative nom. Belizenne
gen. Belizenne
genitive Belizenne
partitive Belizeänne
inessive Belizessänne
elative Belizestänne
illative Belizeenne
adessive Belizellänne
ablative Belizeltänne
allative Belizellenne
essive Belizenänne
translative Belizeksenne
abessive Belizettänne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Belizensä
accusative nom. Belizensä
gen. Belizensä
genitive Belizensä
partitive Belizeään
Belizeänsä
inessive Belizessään
Belizessänsä
elative Belizestään
Belizestänsä
illative Belizeensä
adessive Belizellään
Belizellänsä
ablative Belizeltään
Belizeltänsä
allative Belizelleen
Belizellensä
essive Belizenään
Belizenänsä
translative Belizekseen
Belizeksensä
abessive Belizettään
Belizettänsä
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /be.liz/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Belize m

  1. Alternative form of Bélize (Belize (a country in Central America))

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English Belize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈliːs/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Belize n (proper noun, strong, genitive Belize')

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Derived terms

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɛliz][1]
  • Hyphenation: Be‧lize
  • Rhymes: -iz

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
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
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

  1. Laczkó, Krisztina with Attila Mártonfi (2006) Helyesírás [Orthography], Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, →ISBN

Interlingua

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Italian

Proper noun

Belize m

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈli.zɛ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -izɛ
  • Syllabification: Be‧li‧ze

Proper noun

Belize n (undeclinable)

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)
  2. Belize City (the largest city in Belize)

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
  • belizenka
  • Belizenka
  • belizeńczyk
  • Belizeńczyk

Further reading

  • Belize in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈli.zi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈli.ze/

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbli.zɨ]
  • Hyphenation: Be‧li‧ze

Proper noun

Belize m or f

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈli.ze/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běliːze/

Proper noun

Bèlīze m (Cyrillic spelling Бѐлӣзе)

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

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).

Proper noun

Belize n (genitive Belizes)

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)
  • belizisk (Belizean, adjective)
  • belizier c (Belizean male)
  • beliziska c (Belizean female)

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Belize

  1. Belize (a country in Central America)

Declension

See also

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