Beilís

Irish

Proper noun

An Bheilis f (genitive na Beilíse)

1. Belize (a country in Central America)

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

• Beilíseach (“Belizean”)

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