galla

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Noun 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms 2 Latin 2.1 Noun 3 Scottish Gaelic 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Derived terms

[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

galla f. (plural galle)

1. gall

[edit] Adjective

galla f.

1. Feminine form of gallo.

galla f. inv.

1. Gallic

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• a galla

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

galla f.

1. oak apple

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Etymology

Compare Welsh gast (“‘a bitch’”). Gaelic is possibly for *gas-liâ. Pott has adduced Spanish galgo (“‘greyhound’”), which, however, is founded on canis Gallicus. See gasradh for root.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [gauɫ̪ə]

[edit] Noun

galla f., gen galla, pl gallachan

1. (pejorative) a bitch, an unbearable woman.

   "Càr na galla!" "Damned/bloody car!" (lit. "Car of the Bitch!")

   "Strìopaich na galla!" "Fucking bitch!" (lit. "Whore of the Bitch!")

   "A mhic na galla!" "Son of a bitch!"

   "A nighean na galla!" "Bitch/Whore!" (lit. "Daughter of the bitch!")

   "An Taigh na Galla ort!" "Damn/Fuck you!" (lit. "The House of the Bitch on you!")

   "Thalla dhan Taigh na galla." "Go to Hell." (lit. "Go to the House of the Bitch.")

An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Alexander MacBain, Gairm Publications, 1982

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Declination for galla	Singular		Uncountable
Common	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	galla	gallan
Possessive form	gallas	gallans

galla c. (uncountable)

1. bile

[edit] Derived terms

• gallblåsa
• gallfeber
• gallsten
• gallskrik