proper noun · femininefirst declension
Belgica
Belgica f sg (genitive Belgicae)
Classical[ˈbɛɫ.ɡɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛl̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.ka]
Meaning
- femininesingularBelgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Belgica | — |
| genitive | Belgicae | — |
| dative | Belgicae | — |
| accusative | Belgicam | — |
| ablative | Belgicā | — |
| vocative | Belgica | — |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰelǵʰ-?
- LatinBelgica
Proto-Celtic *belgosbor. Latin Belgae Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin belgicusder. Proto-Indo-European *gelH-? Proto-Celtic *galnatibor. Latin Gallus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Gallia ▲ Latin Belgica Latin Gallia Belgicaellip. Latin Belgica Derived from belgicus, or ellipsis of Gallia Belgica.
Elsewhere
- CatalanBèlgica
- FrenchBelgique
- SpanishBélgica
- AlbanianBelgjikë
- Arabicبِلْجِيكَا
- AragoneseBelchica
- AsturianBélxica
- AzerbaijaniBelçika
- BasqueBelgika
- CorsicanBelgica
Portuguese
- PapiamentuBélgika
- TetumBéljika