Belize
See also: Bélize
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Belice (attested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably ultimately from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water(s)”).[1]
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) - Rhymes: -iːz
Proper noun
Belize
- An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras.
Derived terms
Translations
country
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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)
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) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Belizettä | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Belize (type nalle) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Belizeni | Belizemme |
| 2nd person | Belizesi | Belizenne |
| 3rd person | Belizensä | |
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.liz/
Audio (file)
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) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- Laczkó, Krisztina and Attila Mártonfi. Helyesírás (’Orthography’). Budapest: Osiris Kiadó, 2006. →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)
Portuguese
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈli.ze/
Audio (file)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /běliːze/
Declension
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Belice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably from Mayan/Mopan Maya beliz (“muddy water”).
Related terms
- belizisk (“Belizean”, adjective)
- belizier c (“Belizean male”)
- beliziska c (“Belizean female”)
Turkish
Declension
declension of Belize
Possession of Belize
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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