Belfast

English

Etymology

From Irish Béal Feirste (literally mouth of the River Farset).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.fæst/, /ˈbɛl.fɑːst/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Bel‧fast
  • Rhymes: -ɛlfɑːst, -ɛlfæst

Proper noun

Belfast

  1. The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
  2. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
    1. A suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand.
    2. A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
    3. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
    4. A locale in the United States.
      1. An unincorporated community in California; named for the city in Maine.
      2. An unincorporated community in Georgia.
      3. A city, the county seat of Waldo County, Maine.
      4. A township in Minnesota.
      5. An unincorporated community in Missouri.
      6. A ghost town in Nebraska.
      7. A town in New York.
      8. An unincorporated community in Clermont County, Ohio.
      9. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
      10. A ghost town in Licking County, Ohio.
      11. A township in Fulton County, Pennsylvania.
      12. A census-designated place in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
      13. An unincorporated community in Tennessee.

Derived terms

Translations


Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥elfɑːst/, [ˈb̥elfɑːst]

Proper noun

Belfast

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛlˌfaːst/, (also) /bɛlˈfaːst/

Proper noun

Belfast n (proper noun, genitive Belfasts or (optionally with an article) Belfast)

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

Maltese

Etymology

From English Belfast, from Irish.

Proper noun

Belfast m

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Belfast, from Irish Béal Feirste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛl.fast/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlfast
  • Syllabification: Bel‧fast

Proper noun

Belfast m inan

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

Declension

Further reading

  • Belfast in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Belfast in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Proper noun

Belfast f

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbelfast]

Proper noun

Belfast m (genitive singular Belfastu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Belfast (the capital of Northern Ireland)

References

  • Belfast in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /belˈfast/ [belˈfast̪]
  • Rhymes: -ast
  • Syllabification: Bel‧fast

Proper noun

Belfast ?

  1. Belfast (the capital city of Northern Ireland)

Derived terms

  • belfastiano (Belfastian) (Demonym)
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