gallda

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Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish gallda.[1] By surface analysis, Gall (foreigner) +‎ -da.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gallda

  1. foreign
  2. English (in an Irish context), anglicized
  3. (dated) Anglo-Irish, Protestant

Declension

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Derived terms

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Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gallda ghallda ngallda
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 44
  3. ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120

Further reading

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Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Gall +‎ -da.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gallda

  1. foreign (especially Norse or English)
  2. having foreign connections or ways

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Irish: gallda, gallta (Ulster)
  • Scottish Gaelic: Gallta

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
gallda gallda
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
ngallda
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

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