gal

See also: Gal, GAL, Gâl, Gál, gäl, gal., -gal, gal-, Gal., and Gał

㏿ U+33FF, ㏿ SQUARE GAL ← ㏾ [U+33FE] CJK Compatibility 㐀 → [U+3400]

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡæl/
• Rhymes: -æl

Etymology 1

From gallon.

Noun

gal (plural gal or gals)

1. Abbreviation of gallon.

Etymology 2

Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of girl.

Noun

gal (plural gals)

1. (colloquial) A young woman.

Usage notes

As with many colloquial terms relating to women (including, in some cases, "girl" itself), some may perceive the usage of this term to be derogatory. The word, however, is fairly neutral in and of itself.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:girl

Derived terms

• attagal
• galpal

 

Etymology 3

Shortened from galileo.

Noun

gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)

1. A galileo (unit of acceleration).

See also

• guy

Anagrams

• AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.

Noun

gal (uncountable)

1. The bodily fluid bile

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Bouyei

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Zhuang ga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka˨˦/

Noun

gal

1. (anatomy) leg; foot

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal/

Adjective

gal (feminine gal·la, masculine plural gals, feminine plural gal·les)

1. Gaulish, Gallic (of or pertaining to Gaul)

   Synonym: gàl·lic

Noun

gal m (plural gals, feminine gal·la)

1. Gaul (a person from Gaul)

Proper noun

gal m

1. Gaulish (Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul)

   Synonym: gàl·lic

Related terms

• gal·li
• Gàl·lia

 

Further reading

• “gal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “gal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “gal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “gal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Chinese

Etymology

Short for galgame, borrowed from Japanese ギャルゲーム (gyaru gēmu), which is wasei eigo (和製英語), from English gal + game.

Noun

gal

1. (ACG, video games) galge (video or computer game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)

   推gal  ―  tuī gal  ―  to play galge

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaːˀl/, [ˈɡ̊æˀl]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).

Adjective

gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)

1. crazy, mad, insane (mentally ill)
2. mad, angry (showing temper)
3. wrong (not the right one)
4. bad

References

• “gale,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gal (“shouting”), derived from the verb gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).

Noun

gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)

1. crow (the sound of a cock)

Inflection

Declension of gal

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gal	galet	gal	galene
genitive	gals	galets	gals	galenes

References

• “gale,1” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gale

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑl/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: gal
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō.

Noun

gal f (uncountable)

1. Bile, gall (yellow-green bodily fluid secreted by the liver).
2. Bile, anger, wrath.

Derived terms

• galblaas
• galsteen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: gal
• Berbice Creole Dutch: gali
• Negerhollands: gal
• → Papiamentu: hal, gal

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin galla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)

1. A gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms).

Derived terms

• galappel
• galnoot
• galwesp

Anagrams

• alg, lag

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Emilian

Etymology

From Latin gallus.

Noun

gal m

1. cock

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

gal m (plural gals)

1. A unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second

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Icelandic

Etymology

From gala (“to crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)

1. crowing (of a rooster)
2. yelling

Declension

declension of gal

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	gal	galið
accusative	gal	galið
dative	gali	galinu
genitive	gals	galsins

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Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡɑl̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɡal̪ˠ/

Noun

gal f or m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gala)

1. warlike ardor
2. valor, fury
3. vapor, steam
4. boiling heat
5. puff, whiff (of smoke, hot air)
6. fit, bout, turn
7. demand

Declension

Declension of gal

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative gal gala Vocative a ghal a ghala Genitive gaile gal Dative gal gala

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ghal na gala Genitive na gaile na ngal Dative leis an ngal don ghal leis na gala

Derived terms

• láth gaile
• tuirbín gaile (“steam turbine”)

 

Noun

gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)

1. blusterer

   Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, galach

Declension

Declension of gal

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gal g~a Vocative a ghail a ghala Genitive gail gal Dative gal g~a

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gal na g~a Genitive an ghail na ngal Dative leis an ngal don ghal leis na g~a

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gal	ghal	ngal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• "gal" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Entries containing “gal” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “gal” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Lithuanian

Etymology

A shortening derived from "gali (“it may”) būti (“be”)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaːl]

Conjunction

gál

1. maybe, perhaps

   Synonym: galbūt

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• gol

Etymology

From Old English gāl (“lust, luxury, wantonness, folly, levity”)

Adjective

gal

1. lascivious, lustful

   nawt ane euch fleschlich hondlunge, ah ᵹetten euch gal word ... — Ancrene Wisse, c1230

   Sweche pinen he þolien schal þat her wes of his fles ful gal And wolde louien his fleses wil. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300

2. overly fond of

   Gripes freteþ hoere mawen And hoere inward everuidel, Ne be þe þarof no so gal, Eft hoe werpeþ al in al. — Eleven Pains of Hell, 1300

Derived terms

• galich, gollich (“lustful, lascivious”)
• galnesse, golnesse (“lustfulness, lasciviousness”)

 

References

• Middle English Dictionary, gol

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Nalca

Noun

gal

1. tree

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”)

Adjective

gal (neuter singular galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galere, indefinite superlative galest, definite superlative galeste)

1. insane; crazy; out of one's mind; mad
2. incorrect; erroneous; wrong; illegal; morally reproachable

Derived terms

• galehus
• galskap
• (insane; crazy): stormannsgal
• (with a very strong interest in): bilgal, fartsgal, guttegal, jentegal, sexgal
• (phrases): bære galt av sted, det er aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe, gå galt, riv ruskende gal, vill og gal

Etymology 2

Related to the verb gale.

Noun

gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala or galene)

1. crow ((instance of) rooster's crowing)

Derived terms

• hanegal

Related terms

• nattergal

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gale

References

• “gal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• lag, gla

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From gala (“to howl”).

Noun

gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala)

1. a crow, howl, scream

Related terms

• galing f

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Proper noun

gal (upper case Gal)

1. Abbreviation of galatarbrevet.

Etymology 3

Possibly from English. An abbreviation.

Symbol

gal

1. symbol used to represent a gallon

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gal

1. imperative of gala

References

• “gal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Gal, gla, lag

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin gallus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡal]

• Audio (Languedocien)

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Noun

gal m (plural gals)

1. A cock, rooster

Related terms

• galhar
• galina

 

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gail.

Cognate with Old Saxon gēl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɑːl/

Adjective

gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost)

1. wanton, lustful; wicked

   And se Iouis wearð swa swyðe gal þæt he on his agenre swyster gewifode.

   And Jove became so depraved that he married his own sister.

   (Wulfstan, De Falsis Deis)

Declension

Declension of gāl — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gāl	gāl	gāl
Accusative	gālne	gāle	gāl
Genitive	gāles	gālre	gāles
Dative	gālum	gālre	gālum
Instrumental	gāle	gālre	gāle
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gāle	gāla, gāle	gāl
Accusative	gāle	gāla, gāle	gāl
Genitive	gālra	gālra	gālra
Dative	gālum	gālum	gālum
Instrumental	gālum	gālum	gālum

Declension of gāl — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gāla	gāle	gāle
Accusative	gālan	gālan	gāle
Genitive	gālan	gālan	gālan
Dative	gālan	gālan	gālan
Instrumental	gālan	gālan	gālan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gālan	gālan	gālan
Accusative	gālan	gālan	gālan
Genitive	gālra, gālena	gālra, gālena	gālra, gālena
Dative	gālum	gālum	gālum
Instrumental	gālum	gālum	gālum

Descendants

• Middle English: gal, gol
  • English: gole (dialectal)

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Old French

Noun

gal m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)

1. A rock

Descendants

• French: galet, galette
• Norman: galet, galette, galiche, galot

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡal/

• Audio

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Etymology 1

From Latin.

Noun

Chemical element
Ga
Previous: cynk (Zn)
Next: german (Ge)

gal m inan

1. gallium

Declension

Declension of gal

	singular
nominative	gal
genitive	galu
dative	galowi
accusative	gal
instrumental	galem
locative	galu
vocative	galu

Etymology 2

Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

Noun

gal m inan

1. A galileo

Declension

Declension of gal

	singular	plural
nominative	gal	gale
genitive	gala	gali
dative	galowi	galom
accusative	gal	gale
instrumental	galem	galami
locative	galu	galach
vocative	galu	gale

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gal

1. genitive plural of gala

Further reading

• gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Rohingya

Alternative forms

• 𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢‎ (gal) – Hanifi Rohingya script

Noun

gal (Hanifi spelling 𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢)

1. mouth

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Romagnol

FWOTD – 21 April 2013

Etymology

From Latin găllum (“rooster”), accusative of Latin gallus (“rooster”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡal/

Noun

gal m (plural ghël)

1. rooster (male domestic fowl)

   September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:

   E’ gal.

   The rooster.

References

• Adelmo Masotti (1999) Vocabolario romagnolo italiano (in Italian), Zanichelli, page 246

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Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Gallus.

Noun

gal m (plural gali)

1. a Gaul

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French gal.

Noun

gal m (plural gali)

1. (physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared

See also

• gâl

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Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal̪ˠ/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

1. verbal noun of gail (“cry, weep”)
2. (act of) crying, wailing
3. wail

Etymology 2

From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).

Noun

gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

1. burst of light/heat
2. ardour
3. valour
4. fury
5. vapour, steam

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gal	ghal
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• Edward Dwelly (1911), “gal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• gȃo

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *galъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡâːl/
• Hyphenation: gal

Adjective

gȃl (Cyrillic spelling га̑л)

1. (dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
2. (dated) dark fur

Synonyms

• cȓn
• mȑk

Derived terms

• gàljan

Related terms

• gȁlica

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Somali

Verb

gal

1. enter

   musqusha gal ― enter the toilet

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Sumerian

Romanization

gal

1. Romanization of 𒃲 (gal)

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Swedish

Verb

gal

1. present tense of gala.
2. imperative of gala.

Anagrams

• alg, lag

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Zou

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡal˧/

Noun

gal

1. war

References

• Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44