Beilís

Irish

Proper noun

An Bheilis f (genitive na Beilíse)

  1. Belize (an English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras)

Usage notes

  • Preceded by the definite article.

Declension

Declension of Beilís (second declension, no plural)
bare forms
singular
nominative Beilís
vocative a Bheilís
genitive Beilíse
dative Beilís
forms with the definite article
singular
nominative an Bheilís
genitive na Beilíse
dative leis an mBeilís
don Bheilís

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of Beilís
radical lenition eclipsis
Beilís Bheilís mBeilís

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • “Belize”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
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