Belgium

Country in Europe

Belgica, Belgicae, f

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.ɡi.ka/, [ˈbɛɫ̪ɡɪkä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbel.d͡ʒi.ka/, [ˈbɛl̠ʲd͡ʒikä]

Declension

Indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	1.	1.
Genitive	1.	1.
Dative	1.	1.
Accusative	1.	1.
Ablative	1.	1.
Vocative	1.	1.

Alternative forms:

Belgium

Etymology:

From Belga m (“member of the Belgae”); from Proto-Celtic *belg-, *bolg- (“to swell (with anger)”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to bulge, swell”), thus meaning "People who swell (with fury/anger)."

Note:

Plural forms are theoretically possible, but not useful in most contexts.

References:

• "Belgica". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 03.02.2023
• "Belgae". In: Wiktionary, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 03.02.2023
• "Belgica". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 03.02.2023‎

Rēgnum Belgicae, Rēgnī Belgicae, n

Noun [Cite]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡ.num ˈbel.ɡi.kae̯/, [ˈreːŋnʊ̃ˑ ˈbɛɫ̪ɡɪkäe̯]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈreɲ.ɲum ˈbel.d͡ʒi.t͡ʃe/, [ˈrɛɲːum ˈbɛl̠ʲd͡ʒit͡ʃe]

Meaning:

Long form of Belgica

Declension

Indeclinable portion.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	2n	2n
Genitive	2n	2n
Dative	2n	2n
Accusative	2n	2n
Ablative	2n	2n
Vocative	2n	2n

References:

• "Belgica". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 03.02.2023‎