gallisch

See also: Gallisch

Dutch

Etymology

From Yiddish חלש (khallish, “nauseous”), from Hebrew חַלָשׁ (chalash, “weak”). Said to be used in theatre circles originally. Probably an association with geil (“horny”) and gallig (“choleric”) has been made, whence the senses angry and hot, an instance of folk etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣɑlis/

• Audio:

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Adjective

gallisch (not comparable)

1. nauseous
2. angry, irritated
3. hot, sensuous, horny

Inflection

Declension of gallisch
uninflected	gallisch
inflected	gallische
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		gallisch
indefinite	m./f. sing.	gallische
	n. sing.	gallisch
	plural	gallische
definite		gallische
partitive		gallisch

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German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gallisch (not comparable)

1. Gaulish (of or pertaining to Gaul)

Related terms

• Gallisch
• Gallien
• Gallier

Further reading

• “gallisch” in Duden online