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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Yiddish חלש (khallish, “nauseous”), from Hebrew חַלָשׁ (chalash, “weak”). Said to be used in theatre circles originally. Probably an association with geil (“horny”) and gallig (“choleric”) has been made, whence the senses angry and hot, an instance of folk etymology.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gallisch (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Declension of gallisch | ||||
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uninflected | gallisch | |||
inflected | gallische | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | gallisch | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | gallische | ||
n. sing. | gallisch | |||
plural | gallische | |||
definite | gallische | |||
partitive | gallisch |
References
[edit]- ^ Taaladviesdienst Onze Taal: Gallisch van de Galliërs?
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Adjective
[edit]gallisch (strong nominative masculine singular gallischer, not comparable)
- (relational) of Gaul; Gaulish
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of gallisch (uncomparable)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “gallisch” in Duden online