gal
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From gallon.
Noun[edit]
gal (plural gal or gals)
- Abbreviation of gallon.
Etymology 2[edit]
Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of girl.
Noun[edit]
gal (plural gals)
- (colloquial) A young woman.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:girl
- Coordinate term: guy
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Shortened from galileo.
Noun[edit]
- A galileo (unit of acceleration).
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gal (uncountable)
- The bodily fluid bile
Bouyei[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gal (feminine gal·la, masculine plural gals, feminine plural gal·les)
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural gals, feminine gal·la)
- Gaul (a person from Gaul)
Noun[edit]
gal m (uncountable)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “gal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “gal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “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.
Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
gal
- (ACG, video games) galge (video or computer game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)
- 推gal ― tuī gal ― to play galge
Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).
Adjective[edit]
gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)
References[edit]
- “gale,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse gal (“shouting”), derived from the verb gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).
Noun[edit]
gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)
- crow (the sound of a cock)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
- “gale,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
gal
- imperative of gale
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō.
Noun[edit]
gal f (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Ultimately from Latin galla. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun[edit]
gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)
- A gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms).
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Anagrams[edit]
Emilian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal m
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural gals)
- a unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second
Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From gala (“to crow”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)
Declension[edit]
Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal f or m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gala)
- warlike ardor
- valor, fury
- vapor, steam
- boiling heat
- puff, whiff (of smoke, hot air)
- fit, bout, turn
- demand
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- láth gaile
- tuirbín gaile (“steam turbine”)
Noun[edit]
gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)
Declension[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gal | ghal | ngal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. 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.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65
Lithuanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A shortening derived from "gali (“it may”) būti (“be”)".
Pronunciation[edit]
Conjunction[edit]
gál
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English gāl (“lustful, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *gail, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.
Adjective[edit]
gal (Early Middle English)
- lascivious, lustful
- c. 1225, “Oðer dale: fif ƿittes”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402)[1], Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 15, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January:
- 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
- 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[edit]
References[edit]
- “gōl, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Nalca[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”).
Adjective[edit]
gal (neuter singular galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galere, indefinite superlative galest, definite superlative galeste)
Derived terms[edit]
- 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[edit]
Related to the verb gale.
Noun[edit]
gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala or galene)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
gal
- imperative of gale
References[edit]
- “gal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From gala (“to howl”).
Noun[edit]
gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala)
Related terms[edit]
- galing f
Etymology 2[edit]
Abbreviation.
Proper noun[edit]
gal (upper case Gal)
Etymology 3[edit]
Possibly from English. An abbreviation.
Symbol[edit]
gal
- symbol used to represent a gallon
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
gal
- imperative of gala
References[edit]
- “gal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 5[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gal (masculine and feminine gal, neuter galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galare, indefinite superlative galast, definite superlative galaste)
Etymology 6[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal m
Anagrams[edit]
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (East Vivaro-Alpine) [ˈdʒal][1]
- IPA(key): (Provençal) [ˈɡau̯]
- IPA(key): (East Languedocien) [ˈɡal]
- IPA(key): (West Languedocien) [ˈɡal]
Audio (West Languedocien) (file)
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural gals)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
- ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the other three pronunciations.
Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost)
- 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[edit]
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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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 |
Descendants[edit]
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal oblique singular, m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)
- A rock
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Old Irish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *galā.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal f (genitive gaile)
- ardor
- fury
- valor
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, 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, stanza 130
- 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.
- c. 760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, 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, stanza 130
Inflection[edit]
Feminine ā-stem | |||
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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:
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Derived terms[edit]
Many derivatives of gal serve as verbal nouns to compounds of fichid (“to fight”).
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.
Descendants[edit]
Mutation[edit]
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gal | gal pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading[edit]
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse[edit]
Verb[edit]
gal
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin.
Noun[edit]
Chemical element | |
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Ga | |
Previous: cynk (Zn) | |
Next: german (Ge) |
gal m inan
Declension[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
Noun[edit]
gal m inan
- A galileo
Declension[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
gal
Further reading[edit]
- gal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rohingya[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢 (gal) — Hanifi Rohingya script
Noun[edit]
gal (Hanifi spelling 𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢)
Romagnol[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin găllum (“rooster”), accusative of Latin gallus (“rooster”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ville Unite):
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural ghël)
- rooster (male domestic fowl)
- September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15: E’ gal.
- The rooster.
- September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:
References[edit]
- Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli
Romanian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural gali)
- a Gaul
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal m (plural gali)
- (physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared
See also[edit]
Scottish Gaelic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
- verbal noun of gail (“cry, weep”)
- (act of) crying, wailing
- wail
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).
Noun[edit]
gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
Mutation[edit]
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gal | ghal |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- Edward Dwelly (1911), “gal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *galъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gȃl (Cyrillic spelling га̑л)
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Somali[edit]
Verb[edit]
gal
Sumerian[edit]
Romanization[edit]
gal
- Romanization of 𒃲 (gal)
Swedish[edit]
Verb[edit]
gal
- inflection of gala:
Anagrams[edit]
Zou[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
gal
References[edit]
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44
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