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Translingual

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Etymology

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Clipping of English Galoli.

Symbol

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gal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Galoli.

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From gallon.

Noun

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gal (plural gal or gals)

  1. Abbreviation of gallon.

Etymology 2

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From a dialectal pronunciation of girl, attested since 1795; compare gell, g'hal.[1][2][3]

Noun

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gal (plural gals)

  1. (colloquial) A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:girl, Thesaurus:woman
    Coordinate term: guy
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: gella
  • Japanese: ギャル (gyaru)

Etymology 3

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Shortened from galileo.

Noun

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gal (plural gals, symbol Gal)

  1. A galileo (unit of acceleration).
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References

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  1. ^ gal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ gal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “gal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.

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Noun

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gal (uncountable)

  1. The bodily fluid bile

Bouyei

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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gal

  1. (anatomy) leg; foot

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. Gaulish, Gallic (of or pertaining to Gaul)
    Synonym: gàl·lic

Noun

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

  1. Gaul (native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France) (usually male)

Noun

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gal m (uncountable)

  1. Gaulish (Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul)
    Synonym: gàl·lic
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Chinese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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gal

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

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaːˀl/, [ˈɡ̊æˀl]

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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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

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)

  1. crow (the sound of a cock)
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Declension of gal
neuter
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gal galet gal galene
genitive gals galets gals galenes

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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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gal

  1. imperative of gale

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla.

Noun

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gal f (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. bile, gall (yellow-green bodily fluid secreted by the liver)
  2. bile, anger, wrath
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: gal
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: gali
  • Negerhollands: gal
  • Papiamentu: hal, gal

Etymology 2

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Een gal op een brandnetel veroorzaakt door Puccinia urticata (brandnetelroest).

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

Noun

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gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)

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

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Emilian

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Emiliano-Romagnolo Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia eml

Etymology

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    Inherited from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (to call).

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    gal m

    1. cock

    French

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    gal m (plural gals)

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

    Hamer-Banna

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    gal

    1. enemy
      koró róshon gállo tê, koró gal wánane
      these aren't the 'sling' enemies, these are diffferent enemies
    2. Amhara (a member of a Semitic people of Ethiopia)

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    In the sense of "Amhara," preceded by háilesellási (Haile Selassie), referring to the former emperor of Ethiopia:

    háilesellási gállo báakorra mɛ́ɛ gɛ́labanshet
    the Amhara are running down from Baako to Dhaasanac
    (literally, “the 'Haile Selassie' enemies are running and going from Baako to Dhaasanac”)

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    • Petrollino, Sara (2016), A Grammar of Hamar: A South Omotic language of Ethiopia[2], Leiden University, pages 231, 259, 303

    Icelandic

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    Etymology

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    From gala (to crow).

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    Noun

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    gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)

    1. crowing (of a rooster)
    2. yelling

    Declension

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    Declension of gal (sg-only neuter)
    singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative gal galið
    accusative gal galið
    dative gali galinu
    genitive gals galsins

    Irish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Irish gal,[1] from Proto-Celtic *galā (ability) (compare Welsh gallu (be able)).

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    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

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    Declension of gal (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative gal gala
    vocative a ghal a ghala
    genitive gaile gal
    dative gal gala
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an ghal na gala
    genitive na gaile na ngal
    dative leis an ngal
    don ghal
    leis na gala

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    Noun

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    gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)

    1. blusterer
      Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, galach

    Declension

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    Declension of gal (first declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative gal g~a
    vocative a ghail a ghala
    genitive gail gal
    dative gal g~a
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an gal na g~a
    genitive an ghail na ngal
    dative leis an ngal
    don ghal
    leis na g~a

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    Mutated forms of gal
    radical lenition eclipsis
    gal ghal ngal

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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    1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
    2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931), Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 122, page 65

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    Lithuanian

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    Etymology

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    Clipping of gãli bū́ti (literally it may be).

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    Conjunction

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    gál

    1. maybe, perhaps
      Synonym: galbūt

    Middle English

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    From Old English gāl (lustful, wanton), from Proto-West Germanic *gail, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.

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    gal (Early Middle English)

    1. lascivious, lustful
      • c. 1225, “Oðer dale: fif ƿittes”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)‎[3], Ludlow, Shropshire, published c. 1235, folio 15, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, January 2018:
        naƿt ane euch fleſchlich hondlunge: ah ȝetten euch gal ƿoꝛd: iſ ladlich vilainie []
        Not just each amorous caress, but even each lustful word is revolting depravity []
      • 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

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    Nalca

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    Noun

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    gal

    1. tree

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Etymology 1

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

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    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
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    Etymology 2

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    Related to the verb gale.

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

    1. crow ((instance of) rooster's crowing)
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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    gal

    1. imperative of gale

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    Norwegian Nynorsk

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    Etymology 1

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    From gala (to howl).

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

    1. a crow, howl, scream
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    Etymology 2

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    Abbreviation.

    Proper noun

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    gal (upper case Gal)

    1. abbreviation of galatarbrevet

    Etymology 3

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    Possibly from English. An abbreviation.

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    gal

    1. symbol used to represent a gallon

    Etymology 4

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    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Verb

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    gal

    1. imperative of gala

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    Etymology 5

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    Adjective

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    gal (masculine and feminine gal, neuter galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galare, indefinite superlative galast, definite superlative galaste)

    1. (nonstandard) galen

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    Noun

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    gal m

    1. (eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of gard (farm)

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    Occitan

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (to call).

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      gal m (plural gals)

      1. cock, rooster
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      References

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      • Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
      1. ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the other three pronunciations.

      Old English

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      Etymology

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      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).

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      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)

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

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      Uncertain. Perhaps from Transalpine Gaulish *gallos.

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

      1. a rock

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      Old Irish

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      Etymology

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      From Proto-Celtic *galā.

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      gal f (genitive gaile)

      1. ardor
      2. fury
      3. valor
        • c. 760, Blathmac mac Con Brettan, stanza 130; published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett :
          Co rígaib ránaib cét ngal   co láthib do·ruíchetar.
          With the noble kings of a hundred feats of valour,   they have taken revenge with warriors.
      4. verbal noun of fichid (to fight)[1]

      Inflection

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      Feminine ā-stem
      singular dual plural
      nominative galL gailL galaH
      vocative galL gailL galaH
      accusative gailN gailL galaH
      genitive gaileH galL galN
      dative gailL galaib galaib
      Initial mutations of a following adjective:
      • H = triggers aspiration
      • L = triggers lenition
      • N = triggers nasalization

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      Unclassified terms derived from gal

      Many derivatives of gal serve as verbal nouns to compounds of fichid (to fight).

      Verbal nouns derived from gal

      Gal is also a common as the second element of male given names in Old Irish. Despite all these given names being male, they inherit gal's feminine ā-stem declension.

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      • Middle Irish: gal
        • Irish: gal
        • Scottish Gaelic: gal m

      Mutation

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      Mutation of gal
      radical lenition nasalization
      gal gal
      pronounced with /ɣ-/
      ngal

      Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
      All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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      1. ^ probably, but not directly attested as such, see Gordon, Randall Clark (2012), Derivational Morphology of the Early Irish Verbal Noun, Los Angeles: University of California, pages 34, 73

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      Old Norse

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      Verb

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      gal

      1. second-person singular present active imperative of gala

      Polish

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      Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipedia pl

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      Etymology 1

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      From Latin.

      Noun

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

      gal m inan

      1. gallium
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      Named in honour of Galileo Galilei

      Noun

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      gal m inan

      1. A galileo
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      Etymology 3

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

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      gal

      1. genitive plural of gala

      Further reading

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      • gal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
      • gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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      Noun

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      gal (Hanifi spelling 𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢)

      1. mouth

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Latin gallus, from Proto-Italic *galsos, from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (to call).

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        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

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        • Masotti, Adelmo (1996), Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 246

        Romanian

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        Etymology 1

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        Borrowed from Latin Gallus.

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        gal m (plural gali)

        1. Gaul (native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France) (usually male)

        Etymology 2

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        Borrowed from French gal.

        Noun

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        gal m (plural gali)

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

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        Scottish Gaelic

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        Etymology 1

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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        gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

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

        Etymology 2

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

        Noun

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        gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)

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

        Mutation

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        Mutation of gal
        radical lenition
        gal ghal

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        References

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        1. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956), A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
        2. ^ Rev. C. M. Robertson (1902), “Skye Gaelic”, in Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Volume XXIII: 1898-99[1], Gaelic Society of Inverness, pages 54-88

        Further reading

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

        Serbo-Croatian

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        Alternative forms

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        Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *galъ.

        Pronunciation

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

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        gȃl (Cyrillic spelling га̑л)

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

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        Somali

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        Etymology

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        Cognate with Oromo galuu.

        Verb

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        gal

        1. (ambitransitive) to enter
          musqusha galenter the toilet
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        Conjugation of gal
        Infinitive gali
        present participle galid
        simple independent
        present past future past
        singular
        1st galaa galay gali doonaa galay
        2nd gashaa gashay gali doontaa gashay
        3rd galaa galay gali doonaa gal
        gashaa gashay gali doontaa gashay
        plural
        1st galnaa galnay gali doonnaa galnay
        2nd gashaan gasheen gali doontaan gashe
        3rd galaan galeen gali doonaan gale

        Sumerian

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        Romanization

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        gal

        1. romanization of 𒃲 (gal)

        Swedish

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        Verb

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        gal

        1. inflection of gala:
          1. present indicative
          2. imperative

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        Welsh

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        gal

        1. soft mutation of cal

        Mutation

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        Mutated forms of cal
        radical soft nasal aspirate
        cal gal nghal chal

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

        Zou

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        Noun

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        gal

        1. war

        References

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