Beilgeach

Irish

Etymology

From An Bheilg (“Belgium”) +‎ -ach (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

Beilgeach (genitive singular masculine Beilgigh, genitive singular feminine Beilgí, plural Beilgeacha, not comparable)

  1. Belgian

Declension
Declension of Beilgeach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative Beilgeach Bheilgeach Beilgeacha;
Bheilgeacha²
Vocative Bheilgigh Beilgeacha
Genitive Beilgí Beilgeacha Beilgeach
Dative Beilgeach;
Bheilgeach¹		 Bheilgeach;
Bheilgigh (archaic)		 Beilgeacha;
Bheilgeacha²
Comparative níos Beilgí
Superlative is Beilgí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

Beilgeach m (genitive singular Beilgigh, nominative plural Beilgigh)

  1. Belgian

Declension
Declension of Beilgeach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Beilgeach Beilgigh
Vocative a Bheilgigh a Bheilgeacha
Genitive Beilgigh Beilgeach
Dative Beilgeach Beilgigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an Beilgeach na Beilgigh
Genitive an Bheilgigh na mBeilgeach
Dative leis an mBeilgeach

don Bheilgeach

 leis na Beilgigh

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Beilgeach Bheilgeach mBeilgeach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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