Latvian

Noun

beļģis m (2nd declension, feminine form: beļģiete)

1. (male) Belgian (i.e., a man born in Belgium)

   ierazdamies izstādē uz visu dienu, beļģi, sevišķi mazturīgākie, ņem ldīzi arī ēdienu‎ ― having come to the exhibition for the whole day, the Belgians, especially the less well-off, take (their own) food along

2. (genitive plural) Belgian; pertainig to Belgium and its people

   beļģu māksla‎ ― Belgian art

   beļģu franki‎ ― Belgian francs (old currency)

Declension

Usage notes

The two synonyms beļģis and beļģietis, when referring to an individual from Belgium, appear to be fully interchangeable. In the plural, beļģi is much more frequently used than beļģieši.

Synonyms

• beļģietis

Related terms

• Beļģija
• beļģisks