galla

See also: Galla and gälla

Finnish

Noun

galla

1. (dated) Oromo (a language of Ethiopia)

Declension

Inflection of galla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		galla	—
genitive		gallan	—
partitive		gallaa	—
illative		gallaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		galla	—
accusative	nom.	galla	—
	gen.	gallan
genitive		gallan	—
partitive		gallaa	—
inessive		gallassa	—
elative		gallasta	—
illative		gallaan	—
adessive		gallalla	—
ablative		gallalta	—
allative		gallalle	—
essive		gallana	—
translative		gallaksi	—
abessive		gallatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of galla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gallani — accusative nom. gallani — gen. gallani genitive gallani — partitive gallaani — inessive gallassani — elative gallastani — illative gallaani — adessive gallallani — ablative gallaltani — allative gallalleni — essive gallanani — translative gallakseni — abessive gallattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative gallasi — accusative nom. gallasi — gen. gallasi genitive gallasi — partitive gallaasi — inessive gallassasi — elative gallastasi — illative gallaasi — adessive gallallasi — ablative gallaltasi — allative gallallesi — essive gallanasi — translative gallaksesi — abessive gallattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gallamme — accusative nom. gallamme — gen. gallamme genitive gallamme — partitive gallaamme — inessive gallassamme — elative gallastamme — illative gallaamme — adessive gallallamme — ablative gallaltamme — allative gallallemme — essive gallanamme — translative gallaksemme — abessive gallattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative gallanne — accusative nom. gallanne — gen. gallanne genitive gallanne — partitive gallaanne — inessive gallassanne — elative gallastanne — illative gallaanne — adessive gallallanne — ablative gallaltanne — allative gallallenne — essive gallananne — translative gallaksenne — abessive gallattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative gallansa — accusative nom. gallansa — gen. gallansa genitive gallansa — partitive gallaansa — inessive gallassaan gallassansa — elative gallastaan gallastansa — illative gallaansa — adessive gallallaan gallallansa — ablative gallaltaan gallaltansa — allative gallalleen gallallensa — essive gallanaan gallanansa — translative gallakseen gallaksensa — abessive gallattaan gallattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• oromo

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Galician

Gallas

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *gallea, from Latin galla (“oak-apple”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaʎa̝/

Noun

galla f (plural gallas)

1. twig

   Synonym: guizo

2. branch

   Synonym: póla

3. forked branch
4. prong
5. (also in the plural) fork
6. barb (of a hook)
7. gall (tumorous growt)

   Synonyms: bugallo, carrabouxo, coco

Derived terms

• esgallar
• gallado
• galladura
• gallar
• galleiro
• galleta
• galleto
• gallo

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “galla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “galla” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin galla.

Noun

galla f (plural galle)

1. gall
2. acorn
3. round pill
4. pimple (caused by sunburn)
5. hairgrip

Adjective

galla

1. feminine singular of gallo

Related terms

• a galla

Verb

galla

1. third-person singular present indicative of gallare
2. second-person singular imperative of gallare

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Latin

Etymology

There are various hypotheses:

• Perhaps from or influenced by Germanic, if the sense is "poison-sore"; see gall.
• From Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“form into a ball; ball”). Cognate with Latin glaeba, glomus and Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.la/, [ˈɡälːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.la/, [ˈɡälːä]

Noun

galla f (genitive gallae); first declension

1. the oak apple, gall-nut
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgics 4.267:

     proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem […]

     It is good too to blend a taste of pounded oak apples […]

2. a harsh, sour kind of wine

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galla	gallae
Genitive	gallae	gallārum
Dative	gallae	gallīs
Accusative	gallam	gallās
Ablative	gallā	gallīs
Vocative	galla	gallae

Derived terms

• gallula
• *galleus (“oaken”)

Descendants

• → English: gall
• French: galle
• Italian: galla
• Portuguese: galha, galho
• Russian: галл (gall)
• Spanish: galla, gajo

Further reading

• “galla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “galla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• galla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• galla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “galla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “galla”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compare Welsh gast (“a bitch”). Gaelic is possibly from Proto-Celtic *gasliyā. Pott has adduced Spanish galgo (“greyhound”), which, however, is founded on canis Gallicus. See gasradh for root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɫ̪ə/

Noun

galla f (genitive singular galla, plural gallachan)

1. bitch

Usage notes

• Often used as a swear word, especially in compounds.

Derived terms

• mac na galla
• nighean na galla
• thalla gu taigh na galla

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Spanish

Noun

galla f (plural gallas, masculine gallo, masculine plural gallos)

1. (Chile, colloquial) (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of gallo, broad (US), chick, gal (woman)

Synonyms

• tipa

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Swedish

Noun

galla c (uncountable)

1. bile

Declension

Declension of galla
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	galla	gallan	—	—
Genitive	gallas	gallans	—	—

Derived terms

• gallblåsa
• gallfeber
• gallsten
• gallskrik

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• gall (literary, second-person singular imperative)
• gallaf (first-person singular present/future)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɬa/

Verb

galla

1. (colloquial) inflection of gallu:
   1. first-person singular present/future
   2. (rare) second-person singular imperative

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
galla	alla	ngalla	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.