gale

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡeɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl
• Homophone: Gail

Etymology 1

Danish gal, furious, mad, from Old Norse gala (“to sing”)

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Noun

gale (plural gales)

1. (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.
2. An outburst, especially of laughter.

   a gale of laughter

3. (archaic) A light breeze.

Coordinate terms

• (meteorology): breeze, hurricane, storm

Translations

meteorology: a very strong wind

Danish: kuling (da) Finnish: myrskyinen tuuli, puhuri (fi) French: coup de vent m. Italian: folata (it) f., ventata (it) f., fortunale (it) m., burrasca (it) f., vento forte (it), brezza (it) f. Japanese: 強風 (ja) (kyōfū)

Norwegian: kuling (no) Polish: wichura (pl) f. Portuguese: ventania (pt) f. Russian: буря (ru) (búr'a) f. Spanish: ventolera (es) f. Swedish: kuling (sv)

outburst of laughter

Croatian: napadaj (hr) m., (idiom "prasnuti u smijeh") prasnuti (hr) Finnish: naurunpuuska (fi), pyrskähdys (fi)

Italian: esplosione (it) f., scoppio (it) m. Russian: взрыв (ru) (vzryv) m.

See also

• w:Beaufort_scale

Etymology 2

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Noun

gale

1. (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.

   Gale day - the day on which rent or interest is due. Definition from 1913 Webster.

2. A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.

Translations

Myrica gale

Danish: pors (da) Finnish: suomyrtti (fi) German: Gagelstrauch (de) m.

Norwegian: pors (no) Polish: woskownica (pl) f. Swedish: pors (sv) c.

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Telugu: ఈదురుగాలి (eedurugaali)

Anagrams

• Gael

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Basque

Noun

gale

1. eagerness

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French

Etymology

Variant of galle.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡal/

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Noun

gale f. (plural gales)

1. scabies; mange

Anagrams

• égal, Gaël, gela

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Italian

Noun

gale f.

1. Plural form of gala.

Anagrams

• gela, lega

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Norwegian

Adjective

gale

1. Plural of gal

Verb

gale

1. to make a sound characteristic of a rooster; to crow

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gale in Bokmål

Inflection 1

Infinitive active	gale
Infinitive passive	gales
Present active	galer
Present passive	gales
Past	gol
Present participle	galende
Past participle	galt
Imperative	gal

Inflection 2

Infinitive active	gale
Infinitive passive	gales
Present active	galer
Present passive	gales
Past	galte
Present participle	galende
Past participle	galt
Imperative	gal

    Conjugation of gale in Nynorsk

Infinitive active	gale
Infinitive passive	galast
Present	gjel [gjeler]
Past	gol
Present participle	galande
Past participle	gale/gali
Imperative	gal