The origin of the name Belize is debated and marked by various theories. One contested hypothesis suggests a derivation from Peter Wallace, a Scottishcorsair whose name may have evolved intoBelize through Spanish pronunciation, though modern scholars dismiss this as a colonial myth. Another possibility points to aMaya origin, from the wordbalix orbelix, meaning "muddy waters," likely referring to the Belize River. Early 18th-century cartographic records show variations such asBalesia andBelleze. Another Maya theory links the name to the phraseBel Itza, meaning "road to Itzá," possibly referring to the Maya kingdom of Petén Itzá in present-dayGuatemala.[1]
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FromEnglishBelize, fromSpanishBelice.
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| Inflection ofBelize (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Belize | — | |
| genitive | Belizen | — | |
| partitive | Belizeä | — | |
| illative | Belizeen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Belize | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Belize | — |
| gen. | Belizen | ||
| genitive | Belizen | — | |
| partitive | Belizeä | — | |
| inessive | Belizessä | — | |
| elative | Belizestä | — | |
| illative | Belizeen | — | |
| adessive | Belizellä | — | |
| ablative | Belizeltä | — | |
| allative | Belizelle | — | |
| essive | Belizenä | — | |
| translative | Belizeksi | — | |
| abessive | Belizettä | — | |
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Belize n (proper noun,strong,genitiveBelize')
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| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Belize | — |
| accusative | Belize-t | — |
| dative | Belize-nek | — |
| instrumental | Belize-zel | — |
| causal-final | Belize-ért | — |
| translative | Belize-zé | — |
| terminative | Belize-ig | — |
| essive-formal | Belize-ként | — |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | Belize-ben | — |
| superessive | Belize-en | — |
| adessive | Belize-nél | — |
| illative | Belize-be | — |
| sublative | Belize-re | — |
| allative | Belize-hez | — |
| elative | Belize-ből | — |
| delative | Belize-ről | — |
| ablative | Belize-től | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular | Belize-é | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural | Belize-éi | — |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | Belize-em | — |
| 2nd person sing. | Belize-ed | — |
| 3rd person sing. | Belize-e | — |
| 1st person plural | Belize-ünk | — |
| 2nd person plural | Belize-etek | — |
| 3rd person plural | Belize-ük | — |
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Belize n (indeclinable,related adjectivebelizeński)
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(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
Bèlīze m inan (Cyrillic spellingБѐлӣзе)
This entry needs aninflection-table template.
Borrowed fromSpanishBelice (atttested since 1677) as the name of the Belize River, probably fromMayan/Mopan Mayabeliz(“muddy water”).
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| nominative | Belize |
| accusative | Belize'yi |
| dative | Belize'ye |
| locative | Belize'de |
| ablative | Belize'den |
| genitive | Belize'nin |
| singular | plural | |
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| benim(my) | Belize'm | Belizelerim Belize'lerim |
| senin(your) | Belize'n | Belizelerin Belize'lerin |
| onun(his/her/its) | Belize'si | Belizeleri Belize'leri |
| bizim(our) | Belize'miz | Belizelerimiz Belize'lerimiz |
| sizin(your) | Belize'niz | Belizeleriniz Belize'leriniz |
| onların(their) | Belize'si Belizeleri Belize'leri | Belizeleri Belize'leri |
