gilla
Middle Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
gilla m (plural gillai)
- youth (young man) (of an age to bear arms)
- Dauid in gille dáne ― David the brave youth
- male child, boy
- messenger, page, servant
Usage notes
- As a name element, indicates a specific object of devotion
- Gilla Chríst ― Christ’s servant (‘Gilchrist’)
- Gilla Pátraic ― Patrick’s servant
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
Middle Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gilla | gilla pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngilla |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gilla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gilda, from Old Norse gilda. Compare Icelandic gilda.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
gilla
- to approve of
- Av konungen gillad och stadfäst.
- Approved and ratified by the king.
- Av konungen gillad och stadfäst.
- to like
- Du kommer säkert att gilla henne, hon är så trevlig.
- You are surely going to like her, she is so nice.
- Du kommer säkert att gilla henne, hon är så trevlig.
- to favor
Conjugation
Conjugation of gilla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | gilla | gillas | ||
Supine | gillat | gillats | ||
Imperative | gilla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gillen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gillar | gillade | gillas | gillades |
Ind. plural1 | gilla | gillade | gillas | gillades |
Subjunctive2 | gille | gillade | gilles | gillades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gillande | |||
Past participle | gillad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
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