Belgae

English Etymology From en la Belgae, an Iron-Age European group of tribes located between the rivers Seine and Rhine. Noun p en historical A group of tribes living in northern Gaul, between the English Channel and the west bank of the Rhine, from at least the 3rd century BC. Translations group of tribes Bulgarian: bg бе́лги p Finnish: fi belgi belgit p Polish: pl Belgowie vr-p References Pokorny, Julius, "The pre-Celtic inhabitants of Ireland", Celtic, DIAS, 1960 (reprint 1983), p. 231. Anagrams en abeegl Beagle beagle glebae en Tribes Latin Etymology la :bor cel-pro:*belgos 1 From la cel-pro *belgos swollen (with anger), from la ine-pro *bʰelǵʰ- to bulge, swell, thus meaning "People who swell (with fury/anger)." Also see ang belgan and nl gebelgd. Pronunciation Proper noun Belgae<1> m Belgae; a group of tribes of northern Gaul la Julius Caesar Bello Gallico 1 1 Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquītānī, tertiam quī ipsōrum linguā Celtae, nostrā Gallī appellantur. Gaul, taken as a whole, is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgae inhabit, the Aquitani another, those who in their own language are called Celts, in our language the Gauls, the third. Declension Belga<1.both> Usually plural, but the singular "Belga" is found in Lucan's Bellum Civile (1.426). Derived terms la belgicus References la Tribes Ethnonyms