Belgia

See also: Belgía, Bèlgia, and Belgiä

Breton

Etymology

From Latin Belgia.

Proper noun

Belgia f

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Mutation

Mutation of Belgia

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
Belgia	Velgia	unchanged	Pelgia

Estonian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈb̥el(ʲ)ɡ̊iɑ̯/, [ˈb̥el(ʲ)ɡ̊iɑ̯]
• Rhymes: -elɡiɑ, -elʲɡiɑ
• Hyphenation: Bel‧gia

Proper noun

Belgia (genitive Belgia, partitive Belgiat)

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Usage notes

• The plural can be formed but does not normally occur

Declension

Declension of Belgia (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		Belgia	Belgiad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	Belgia
genitive			Belgiate
partitive		Belgiat	Belgiaid
illative		Belgiasse	Belgiatesse Belgiaisse
inessive		Belgias	Belgiates Belgiais
elative		Belgiast	Belgiatest Belgiaist
allative		Belgiale	Belgiatele Belgiaile
adessive		Belgial	Belgiatel Belgiail
ablative		Belgialt	Belgiatelt Belgiailt
translative		Belgiaks	Belgiateks Belgiaiks
terminative		Belgiani	Belgiateni
essive		Belgiana	Belgiatena
abessive		Belgiata	Belgiateta
comitative		Belgiaga	Belgiatega

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopa riigid; Albaania, Andorra, Armeenia, Aserbaidžaan, Austria, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina, Bulgaaria, Eesti, Georgia/Gruusia, Hispaania, Holland/Madalmaad, Horvaatia, Iirimaa/Iiri, Island, Itaalia, Kasahstan, Kreeka, Küpros, Leedu, Liechtenstein, Luksemburg, Läti, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norra, Poola, Portugal, Põhja-Makedoonia, Prantsusmaa, Rootsi, Rumeenia, Saksamaa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakkia, Sloveenia, Soome, Suurbritannia, Šveits, Taani, Tšehhi, Türgi, Ukraina, Ungari, Valgevene, Vatikan, Venemaa ^{(Category: et:Countries in Europe)}

References

• Belgia in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “Belgia”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Belgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbelɡiɑ/, [ˈbe̞lɡiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elɡiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Bel‧gia

Proper noun

Belgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Declension

Inflection of Belgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Belgia	—
genitive		Belgian	—
partitive		Belgiaa	—
illative		Belgiaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Belgia	—
accusative	nom.	Belgia	—
	gen.	Belgian
genitive		Belgian	—
partitive		Belgiaa	—
inessive		Belgiassa	—
elative		Belgiasta	—
illative		Belgiaan	—
adessive		Belgialla	—
ablative		Belgialta	—
allative		Belgialle	—
essive		Belgiana	—
translative		Belgiaksi	—
abessive		Belgiatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Belgia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Belgiani — accusative nom. Belgiani — gen. Belgiani genitive Belgiani — partitive Belgiaani — inessive Belgiassani — elative Belgiastani — illative Belgiaani — adessive Belgiallani — ablative Belgialtani — allative Belgialleni — essive Belgianani — translative Belgiakseni — abessive Belgiattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Belgiasi — accusative nom. Belgiasi — gen. Belgiasi genitive Belgiasi — partitive Belgiaasi — inessive Belgiassasi — elative Belgiastasi — illative Belgiaasi — adessive Belgiallasi — ablative Belgialtasi — allative Belgiallesi — essive Belgianasi — translative Belgiaksesi — abessive Belgiattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Belgiamme — accusative nom. Belgiamme — gen. Belgiamme genitive Belgiamme — partitive Belgiaamme — inessive Belgiassamme — elative Belgiastamme — illative Belgiaamme — adessive Belgiallamme — ablative Belgialtamme — allative Belgiallemme — essive Belgianamme — translative Belgiaksemme — abessive Belgiattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Belgianne — accusative nom. Belgianne — gen. Belgianne genitive Belgianne — partitive Belgiaanne — inessive Belgiassanne — elative Belgiastanne — illative Belgiaanne — adessive Belgiallanne — ablative Belgialtanne — allative Belgiallenne — essive Belgiananne — translative Belgiaksenne — abessive Belgiattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Belgiansa — accusative nom. Belgiansa — gen. Belgiansa genitive Belgiansa — partitive Belgiaansa — inessive Belgiassaan Belgiassansa — elative Belgiastaan Belgiastansa — illative Belgiaansa — adessive Belgiallaan Belgiallansa — ablative Belgialtaan Belgialtansa — allative Belgialleen Belgiallensa — essive Belgianaan Belgianansa — translative Belgiakseen Belgiaksensa — abessive Belgiattaan Belgiattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• belgialainen

 

compounds

• belgianpaimenkoira

 

Related terms

• belgialainen
• belgialaisuus

See also

• (countries of Europe) Euroopan maat; Alankomaat, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaidžan, Belgia, Bosnia ja Hertsegovina, Bulgaria, Espanja, Georgia, Irlanti, Islanti, Iso-Britannia, Italia, Itävalta, Kazakstan, Kreikka, Kroatia, Kypros, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Liettua, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norja, Pohjois-Makedonia, Portugali, Puola, Ranska, Romania, Ruotsi, Saksa, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Suomi, Sveitsi, Tanska, Tšekki, Turkki, Ukraina, Unkari, Valko-Venäjä, Vatikaani, Venäjä, Viro ^{(Category: fi:Countries in Europe)}

Greenlandic

Proper noun

Belgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Belgia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbel.ɡi.a/, /ˈbel.ɡja/

Proper noun

Belgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

See also

• (countries of Europe) lando di Europa; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bielorusia, Belgia, Bosnia e Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kroatia, Chipro, Chekia, Dania, Estonia, Finlando, Francia, Gruzia, Germania, Grekia, Hungaria, Islando, Irlando, Italia, Kazakstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburgia, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Nederlando, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San-Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hispania, Suedia, Suisia, Turkia, Ukraina, Unionita Rejio, Vatikano

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch België.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bɛlˈɡia/ [bɛlˈɡi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: Bel‧gi‧a

Proper noun

Bèlgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

   Synonym: (Standard Malay) Belgium

See also

• (countries of Europe) negara-negara di Eropa; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belanda, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia dan Herzegovina, Britania Raya, Bulgaria, Ceko, Denmark, Estonia, Finlandia, Georgia, Hongaria, Irlandia, Islandia, Italia, Jerman, Kazakhstan, Kroasia, Latvia, Listenstaina, Lituania, Luksemburg, Makedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monako, Montenegro, Norwegia, Perancis, Polandia, Portugal, Rumania, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Siprus, Slovenia, Slowakia, Spanyol, Swedia, Swiss, Turki, Ukraina, Yunani, Vatikan

Further reading

• “Belgia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Belgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Related terms

• belgier
• belgisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Belgia

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Related terms

• belgiar
• belgisk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.ɡja/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛlɡja
• Syllabification: Bel‧gia

Proper noun

Belgia f

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Declension

Declension of Belgia

	singular	plural
nominative	Belgia	Belgie
genitive	Belgii	Belgii
dative	Belgii	Belgiom
accusative	Belgię	Belgie
instrumental	Belgią	Belgiami
locative	Belgii	Belgiach
vocative	Belgio	Belgie

Derived terms

adjective

• belgijski

 

nouns

• Belg
• Belgijka

 

See also

• (countries of Europe) kraje Europy; Albania, Andora, Armenia, Austria, Azerbejdżan, Belgia, Białoruś, Bośnia i Hercegowina, Bułgaria, Chorwacja, Cypr, Czarnogóra, Czechy, Dania, Estonia, Finlandia, Francja, Grecja, Gruzja, Hiszpania, Holandia/Niderlandy, Irlandia, Islandia, Kazachstan, Liechtenstein, Litwa, Luksemburg, Łotwa, Macedonia Północna, Malta, Mołdawia, Monako, Niemcy, Norwegia, Polska, Portugalia, Rosja, Rumunia, San Marino, Szwajcaria, Szwecja, Serbia, Słowacja, Słowenia, Turcja, Ukraina, Watykan, Węgry, Wielka Brytania, Włochy

Further reading

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [beldʒijˈa]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Belgia f

1. Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	Belgie	Belgia
genitive-dative	Belgii	Belgiei
vocative	Belgie, Belgio

See also

• (countries of Europe) țările Europei; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaidjan, Belarus, Belgia, Bosnia și Herțegovina, Bulgaria, Cehia, Cipru, Croația, Danemarca, Elveția, Estonia, Finlanda, Franța, Georgia, Germania, Grecia, Irlanda, Islanda, Italia, Kazahstan, Letonia, Liechtenstein, Lituania, Luxemburg, Macedonia de Nord, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Muntenegru, Norvegia, Polonia, Portugalia, Regatul Unit, România, Rusia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovacia, Slovenia, Spania, Suedia, Turcia, Țările de Jos, Ucraina, Ungaria, Vatican ^{(Category: ro:Countries in Europe)}