gála

See also: gala, Gala, galā, gaļa, and gaļā

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkauːla/
• Rhymes: -auːla

Noun

gála f (genitive singular gálu, nominative plural gálur)

1. tomboy
2. (derogatory) hussy, tart

   Synonyms: gæra, flenna, glyðra

Declension

declension of gála

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gála	gálan	gálur	gálurnar
accusative	gálu	gáluna	gálur	gálurnar
dative	gálu	gálunni	gálum	gálunum
genitive	gálu	gálunnar	gála/gálna	gálanna/gálnanna

Derived terms

• gálulegur (“tomboyish”)

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English gale (“a wind, breeze”), probably of North Germanic origin.

Noun

gála m (genitive singular gála, nominative plural gálaí)

1. gale

Declension

Declension of gála

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gála gálaí Vocative a ghála a ghálaí Genitive gála gálaí Dative gála gálaí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an gála na gálaí Genitive an ghála na ngálaí Dative leis an ngála don ghála leis na gálaí

Derived terms

• neasghála (“near gale”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gála	ghála	ngála
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gála”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN