gala

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala,[1] or Spanish gala,[2] both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gala (not comparable)

  2. Celebratory; festive.
Translations[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala (plural galas)

  1. (uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
  2. A competition
    a swimming gala
  3. (countable) A showy and festive party.
  4. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gala”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “gala”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), cognate to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.[1]

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Sumerian statuette of two galas found in the temple of Inanna at Mari.

Noun[edit]

gala (plural galas)

  1. (historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
    • 2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:
      (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.
      (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries [...]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippe Borgeaud, Mother of the Gods: From Cybele to the Virgin Mary (2004), page 48

Anagrams[edit]

Bambara[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. dye

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Bongo[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. wild dog, jackal

References[edit]

  • Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Old French gale (“pleasure”), from galer (“enjoy onself”).

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural gales)

  1. pomp, display
  2. gala
  3. festival, dance
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Latin galla.

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural gales)

  1. gall (abnormal swelling growth on a plant)
    Synonyms: agalla, ballaruc, cecidi
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. a gala; a ball
  2. money thrown to or pinned to the clothing of the wedding couple in a money dance

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

 gala on Dutch Wikipedia
People dressed for a Gala

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.laː/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala n (plural gala's, diminutive galaatje n)

  1. A ceremonial celebration, originally a ball (formal dance), now often a prom.
  2. Formal dress.
    Synonyms: galakleding, staatsiegewaad, staatsiekleding

Derived terms[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gala.

Verb[edit]

gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)

  1. to crow (of a chicken)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of gala (group v-58)
infinitive gala
supine galið
participle (a26)1 galandi galin
present past
first singular gali gól
second singular gelur gól(st)
third singular gelur gól
plural gala gólu
imperative
singular gal!
plural galið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. third-person singular past historic of galer

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably cognate with Spanish agalla.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural galas)

  1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)
    Synonyms: branquia, guerla

References[edit]

Garo[edit]

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. to throw away

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative galaði, supine galað)
gala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gól, third-person plural past indicative gólum, supine galið)

  1. (intransitive, of a rooster) to crow
    • Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)
      En hann sór og sárt við lagði, að hann þekkti ekki manninn. Um leið gól hani.
      Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed.
  2. (intransitive) to cry, to scream

Conjugation[edit]

Originally a strong verb, but now most usually weak; the strong conjugation is mostly archaic or poetic, and is especially rare in the present tense.

gala — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að gala
supine
(sagnbót) 		galað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		galandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég gala við gölum present
(nútíð) 		ég gali við gölum
þú galar þið galið þú galir þið galið
hann, hún, það galar þeir, þær, þau gala hann, hún, það gali þeir, þær, þau gali
past
(þátíð) 		ég galaði við göluðum past
(þátíð) 		ég galaði við göluðum
þú galaðir þið göluðuð þú galaðir þið göluðuð
hann, hún, það galaði þeir, þær, þau göluðu hann, hún, það galaði þeir, þær, þau göluðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		gala (þú) galið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
galaðu galiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms[edit]

See also[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Sanskrit गल (gala, “neck, resin”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. resin
  2. neck
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch gala (“ball”), from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. ball

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of gal

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gala ghala ngala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: gà‧la

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural gale)

  1. bow (ornament on a dress etc.)
  2. bow tie (large)
  3. frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
  4. roche, ruching, ruffle
Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to rejoice”).

Noun[edit]

gala m (invariable)

  1. gala
  2. festivity
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Portuguese: gala

Anagrams[edit]

Kilivila[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Particle[edit]

gala

  1. not
    Gala anukwali. - I do not know.

Idioms[edit]

Interjection[edit]

gala

  1. no

References[edit]

  • Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 223. →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]

Latvian[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala m

  1. genitive singular of gals

Ledo Kaili[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. brass

Manchu[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gala

  1. Romanization of ᡤᠠᠯᠠ

Maranao[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. plaster, glue

Minangkabau[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ɡəlaɣ.

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. title (of a name).
  2. nickname that relates to one's characteristics or condition.

Synonyms[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gala.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²ɡɑːlɑ/, /²ɡɑːɽɑ/

Verb[edit]

gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

  1. to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *galaną, whence also Old English galan, Old Saxon galan, Old High German galan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, charm away”).

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. to sing
  2. to crow
  3. to chant (spells)

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of gala — active (strong class 6)
infinitive gala
present participle galandi
past participle galinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular gel gól
2nd-person singular gelr gólt
3rd-person singular gelr gól
1st-person plural gǫlum gólum
2nd-person plural galið góluð
3rd-person plural gala gólu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gala gǿla
2nd-person singular galir gǿlir
3rd-person singular gali gǿli
1st-person plural galim gǿlim
2nd-person plural galið gǿlið
3rd-person plural gali gǿli
imperative present
2nd-person singular gal
1st-person plural gǫlum
2nd-person plural galið
Conjugation of gala — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive galask
present participle galandisk
past participle galizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular gǫlumk gólumk
2nd-person singular gelsk gólzk
3rd-person singular gelsk gólsk
1st-person plural gǫlumsk gólumsk
2nd-person plural galizk góluzk
3rd-person plural galask gólusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular gǫlumk gǿlumk
2nd-person singular galisk gǿlisk
3rd-person singular galisk gǿlisk
1st-person plural galimsk gǿlimsk
2nd-person plural galizk gǿlizk
3rd-person plural galisk gǿlisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular galsk
1st-person plural gǫlumsk
2nd-person plural galizk

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. to sing (of birds)
  2. to crow (of roosters)
  3. to charm, to enchant

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of gala (strong)
present past
infinitive gala —
participle galandi, galande galin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk gal gali, gale — gōl gōli, gōle
þū gal gali, gale gal gōlt gōli, gōle
han gal gali, gale — gōl gōli, gōle
vīr galum, galom galum, galom galum, galom gōlum, gōlom gōlum, gōlom
īr galin galin galin gōlin gōlin
þēr gala galin — gōlu, gōlo gōlin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

Descendants[edit]

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French gala, from Italian gala.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala f

  1. gala (showy and festive party)
  2. costume for gala, formal dress

Declension[edit]

Declension of gala
singular plural
nominative gala gale
genitive gali gali/gal
dative gali galom
accusative galę gale
instrumental galą galami
locative gali galach
vocative galo gale

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Related terms[edit]

adverb

Further reading[edit]

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

Portuguese[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • Rhymes: -alɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Italian gala.[1][2]

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural galas)

  1. gala (showy and festive party)

Etymology 2[edit]

Deverbal from galar

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural galas)

  1. (Northeast Brazil, vulgar) sperm
  2. chalaza (spiral band which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell)
    Synonym: galadura

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. inflection of galar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References[edit]

  1. ^ “gala” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
  2. ^ “gala” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Salar[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Kazakh қалау (qalau).

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. to love, like
    Synonym: söy

Sidamo[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata gal-.

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. (intransitive) to stay the night

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

gala

  1. (transitive) to conceal

References[edit]

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/ [ˈɡa.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ga‧la

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin Gallus (“Gaulish”).

Adjective[edit]

gala

  1. feminine singular of galo

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to enjoy oneself”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Noun[edit]

gala f (plural galas)

  1. gala
  2. elegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala
Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

gala

  1. Romanization of 𒍑𒆪 (gala)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Italian or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala c

  1. gala; festival
Declension[edit]
Declension of gala 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gala galan galor galorna
Genitive galas galans galors galornas
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb[edit]

gala (present gal, preterite gol, supine galit, imperative gal)

  1. to crow; to make a sound characteristic of a rooster
    förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal
    before the cock crow ... And immediately the cock crew ... Before the cock crow (Matthew 26:34, 74, 75)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of gala (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive gala —
Supine galit —
Imperative gal —
Imper. plural1 galen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gal gol — —
Ind. plural1 gala golo — —
Subjunctive2 gale gole — —
Participles
Present participle galande
Past participle galen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalaʔ/, [ˈɡa.lɐʔ]
Noun[edit]

galà

  1. wandering around; travelling around
    Synonyms: libot, paglibot, paglilibot
  2. travel (to far places)
    Synonyms: lakbay, biyahe, layag, galugad
  3. aimless wandering; act of going around aimlessly
    Synonyms: lakwatsa, paglalakwatsa
  4. (Batangas) act of courting a woman
    Synonyms: ligaw, pagligaw, panliligaw
Derived terms[edit]

Pronunciation 2[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlaʔ/, [ɡɐˈlaʔ]
Adjective[edit]

galâ

  1. having the habit of wandering; having a wanderlust
  2. well-traveled (of a person)
    Synonyms: mapaglakbay, libot, layas, lagalag
  3. having been visited often (of a place)
    Synonym: libot
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish gala.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/, [ˈɡa.lɐ]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. full festive dress; festive uniform

Adjective[edit]

gala

  1. officially festive
Derived terms[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian gala[1].

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun[edit]

gala (definite accusative galayı, plural galalar)

  1. The first, exclusive showing of a movie, play etc. for critics or special guests.
  2. The party after such a ceremony.

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative gala
Definite accusative galayı
Singular Plural
Nominative gala galalar
Definite accusative galayı galaları
Dative galaya galalara
Locative galada galalarda
Ablative galadan galalardan
Genitive galanın galaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular galam galalarım
2nd singular galan galaların
3rd singular galası galaları
1st plural galamız galalarımız
2nd plural galanız galalarınız
3rd plural galaları galaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamı galalarımı
2nd singular galanı galalarını
3rd singular galasını galalarını
1st plural galamızı galalarımızı
2nd plural galanızı galalarınızı
3rd plural galalarını galalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular galama galalarıma
2nd singular galana galalarına
3rd singular galasına galalarına
1st plural galamıza galalarımıza
2nd plural galanıza galalarınıza
3rd plural galalarına galalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamda galalarımda
2nd singular galanda galalarında
3rd singular galasında galalarında
1st plural galamızda galalarımızda
2nd plural galanızda galalarınızda
3rd plural galalarında galalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamdan galalarımdan
2nd singular galandan galalarından
3rd singular galasından galalarından
1st plural galamızdan galalarımızdan
2nd plural galanızdan galalarınızdan
3rd plural galalarından galalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular galamın galalarımın
2nd singular galanın galalarının
3rd singular galasının galalarının
1st plural galamızın galalarımızın
2nd plural galanızın galalarınızın
3rd plural galalarının galalarının

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gala”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Noun[edit]

gala

  1. Soft mutation of cala.

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cala gala nghala chala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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