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gallu

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See also: gallū

English

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The god Dumuzid being tortured by gallu.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒋼𒇲 (gallûm, gallu).[1]

Noun

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gallu (plural gallu or gallus)

  1. A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.

References

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  1. ^ Morris, John (1880) The new nation[1], Original from Oxford University, page 40& 311 (volume 3 of 5):Gallu demon.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin gallus.

Noun

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gallu m (plural gallos)

  1. rooster (male domestic fowl)
    Synonym: pitu

Corsican

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Un gallu.

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin gallus. Cognates include Italian gallo and Portuguese galo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalːu/
  • Hyphenation: gal‧lu

Noun

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gallu m (plural galli)

  1. rooster

References

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Fula

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Noun

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gallu o

  1. (Pulaar) district
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References

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  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Laboya

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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gallu

  1. fence
  2. cage
  3. jail

References

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  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “gallu”, in Lamboya word list[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Welsh

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh gallu, from Proto-Celtic *galnati (to be able). Cognate with Irish gal (ardour, valour) and Lithuanian galėti (to be able).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gallu (first-person singular present gallaf)

  1. to be able to, can
    Synonym: (North Wales) medru
    Antonyms: ffaelu, methu
  2. to have permission, can
    Synonym: cael
    • King, Gareth (1993) Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Grammars), London and New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 202:
      Galli di fenthyg y llyfr ’ma ar ôl i mi ddefnyddio fe.
      You can borrow the book after I’ve used it.

Usage notes

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  • In the colloquial language, the preterite of this verb is almost never used; the past tense is rendered by means of the periphrastic imperfect, e.g. roedd e’n gallu (he could, he was able to).
  • In the colloquial language, the future tense of this verb has a present-tense meaning as well, so galla i means both ‘I can’ and ‘I will be able to’.

Conjugation

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Conjugation (literary)
singular plural impersonal
first second third first second third
present indicative/future gallaf gelli gall, geill gallwn gellwch, gallwch gallant gellir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/
conditional
gallwn gallit gallai gallem gallech gallent gellid
preterite gellais gellaist gallodd gallasom gallasoch gallasant gallwyd
pluperfect gallaswn gallasit gallasai gallasem gallasech gallasent gallasid, gallesid
present subjunctive gallwyf gellych gallo gallom galloch gallont galler
imperative gall galled gallwn gellwch, gallwch gallent galler
verbal noun gallu
verbal adjectives galledig
galladwy
Conjugation (colloquial)
inflected
colloquial forms
singular plural
first second third first second third
future galla i,
gallaf i
galli di,
gelli di
gall o/e/hi gallwn ni gallwch chi,
gellwch chi
gallan nhw
conditional gallwn i,
gallswn i
gallet ti,
gallset ti
gallai fo/fe/hi,
gallsai fo/fe/hi
gallen ni,
gallsen ni
gallech chi,
gallsech chi
gallen nhw,
gallsen nhw
preterite gallais i,
galles i
gallaist ti,
gallest ti
gallodd o/e/hi gallon ni galloch chi gallon nhw
imperative galla gallwch,
gellwch

Alternative verbal adjective forms:

Alternative conditional forms:

Noun

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gallu m (plural galluoedd)

  1. ability
    Synonym: medr
    Antonym: annallu
  2. might, power, potency
    Synonyms: grym, nerth
    Antonym: annallu

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gallu
radical soft nasal aspirate
gallu allu ngallu unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 100 iii (2)
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gallu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Yogad

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Noun

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gallú

  1. noise