Gaillimh

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Irish

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Etymology

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Of uncertain meaning. The City of Galway is named from the old name for the River Corrib that runs from Lake Corrib to Galway Bay, Abhainn na Gaillimhe in Irish. It is said that gaillimh may mean “rocky” or “stony” in English.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Gaillimh f (genitive Gaillimhe)

  1. Galway (a county of Ireland)
    Synonym: Contae na Gaillimhe
  2. Galway (a city in County Galway, Ireland)
    Synonym: Cathair na Gaillimhe

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Gaillimh Ghaillimh nGaillimh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 122