gal
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From gallon.
Noun
gal (plural gal or gals)
- Abbreviation of gallon.
Etymology 2
Representing a nonstandard pronunciation of girl.
Noun
gal (plural gals)
- (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
Etymology 3
Shortened from galileo.
Noun
- A galileo (a unit of acceleration).
See also
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.
Noun
gal (uncountable)
- The bodily fluid bile
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
Noun
gal
Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
gal (feminine gal·la, masculine plural gals, feminine plural gal·les)
Noun
gal m (plural gals, feminine gal·la)
- Gaul (a person from Gaul)
Noun
gal m (uncountable)
Related terms
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, 2024
- “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
Etymology
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
(deprecated template usage) gal
- (ACG, video games) galge (video or computer game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)
- 推gal ― tuī gal ― to play galge
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō.
Noun
gal f (uncountable)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: 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)
- A gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms).
Derived terms
Anagrams
Emilian
Etymology
Noun
gal m
French
Noun
gal m (plural gals)
- A unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second
Icelandic
Etymology
From gala (“to crow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)
Declension
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).
Pronunciation
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Noun 1
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
Derived terms
- láth gaile
- tuirbín gaile (“steam turbine”)
Noun 2
gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)
Declension
Mutation
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. |
References
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →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
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gal”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Conjunction
gál
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English gāl (“lust, luxury, wantonness, folly, levity”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz, see below.
Adjective
gal
- 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
- 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
References
- Middle English Dictionary, gol
Nalca
Noun
gal
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)
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
See also
Etymology 2
Related to the verb gale.
Noun
gal n (definite singular galet, indefinite plural gal, definite plural gala or galene)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gal
References
- “gal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
gal
- imperative of gala
Occitan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
gal m (plural gals)
Related terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylos (“frothing, tempestuous, wanton”). 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
Adjective
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
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 |
Descendants
Old French
Noun
gal oblique singular, m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)
- A rock
Descendants
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin [Term?].
Noun
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gal m inan
Declension
Etymology 2
Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
Noun
gal m inan
- A galileo
Declension
Etymology 3
see gala
Noun
gal
Further reading
Rohingya
Noun
gal
- A mouth
Romagnol
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- E’ gal
- September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:
Romanian
Etymology 1
Noun
gal m (plural gali)
- a Gaul
Etymology 2
Noun
gal m (plural gali)
- (physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared
See also
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
- verbal noun of gail (“cry, weep”)
- (act of) crying, wailing
- wail
Etymology 2
From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).
Noun
gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)
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][1], 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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *galъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gȃl (Cyrillic spelling га̑л)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
Somali
Verb
gal
Swedish
Verb
gal
- (deprecated template usage) present tense of gala.
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of gala.
Anagrams
Zou
Noun
gal
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