See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
gal
imperative of gala
References
“gal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology 5
Adjective
gal (masculine and femininegal, neutergalt, definite singular and pluralgale, comparativegalare, indefinite superlativegalast, definite superlativegalaste)
(nonstandard)galen
Etymology 6
Noun
galm
(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway)Alternative spelling of gard(“farm”)
Anagrams
Gal, gla, lag
Occitan
Etymology
From Latingallus.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): (East Vivaro-Alpine)[ˈdʒal]
IPA(key): (Provençal)[ˈɡau̯]
IPA(key): (East Languedocien)[ˈɡal]
IPA(key): (West Languedocien)[ˈɡal]
Noun
galm (pluralgals)
A cock, rooster
Related terms
References
Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic*gail.
Cognate with Old Saxongēl, Dutchgeil(“salacious, lustful”), Old High Germangeil (Germangeil(“lustful”)), Old Norsegeiligr(“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuaniangailùs(“sharp, biting”), Russianзело́(zeló, “very”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡɑːl/
Adjective
gāl (comparativegālra, superlativegālost)
wanton, lustful; wicked
Declension
Descendants
Middle English: gal, gol
English: gole(dialectal)
Old French
Alternative forms
jal
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Transalpine Gaulish*gallos.
Noun
galoblique singular, m (oblique pluralgausorgaxorgals, nominative singulargausorgaxorgals, nominative pluralgal)
a rock
Derived terms
galeit
French: galet, galette
Norman: galet, galette, galiche, galot
References
“galet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic*galā.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡal/
Noun
galf (genitivegaile)
ardor
fury
valor
c.760 Blathmac mac Con Brettan, published in "A study of the lexicon of the poems of Blathmac Son of Cú Brettan" (2017; PhD thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth), edited and with translations by Siobhán Barrett, stanza 130
Inflection
Derived terms
Many derivatives of gal serve as verbal nouns to compounds of fichid(“to fight”).
Gal is also a common as the second element of male given names in Old Irish. Despite all these given names being male, they inherit gal's feminine ā-stem declension.
Descendants
Middle Irish: gal
Irish: gal
Scottish Gaelic: gal
Mutation
Further reading
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Verb
gal
second-person singular present active imperative of gala
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡal/
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: gal
Homophone: Gal
Etymology 1
From Latin.
Noun
galm inan
gallium
Declension
Etymology 2
Named in honour of Galileo Galilei
Noun
galm inan
A galileo
Declension
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
gal
genitive plural of gala
Further reading
gal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rohingya
Alternative forms
𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢(gal) — Hanifi Rohingya script
Noun
gal (Hanifi spelling𐴒𐴝𐴓𐴢)
mouth
Romagnol
Etymology
From Latingăllum(“rooster”), accusative of Latingallus(“rooster”).
Pronunciation
(Central Romagnol): IPA(key): [ˈɡaɐ̯l]
(Ville Unite):
Noun
galm (pluralghël)
rooster(male domestic fowl)
September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:
References
Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 246
Romanian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from LatinGallus.
Noun
galm (pluralgali)
a Gaul
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Frenchgal.
Noun
galm (pluralgali)
(physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared
See also
gâl
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kal̪ˠ/
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
galm (genitive singulargail, pluralgail)
verbal noun of gail(“cry, weep”)
(act of) crying, wailing
wail
Etymology 2
From Old Irishgal(“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).
Noun
galm (genitive singulargail, pluralgail)
burst of light/heat
ardour
valour
fury
vapour, steam
Mutation
References
Edward Dwelly (1911) “gal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 gal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
gȃo
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic*galъ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡâːl/
Hyphenation: gal
Adjective
gȃl (Cyrillic spellingга̑л)
(dated) black, dark (physical attributes)
(dated) dark fur
Synonyms
cȓn
mȑk
Derived terms
gàljan
Related terms
gȁlica
Somali
Verb
gal
enter
musqusha gal ― enter the toilet
Sumerian
Romanization
gal
Romanization of 𒃲(gal)
Swedish
Verb
gal
inflection of gala:
present indicative
imperative
Anagrams
alg, lag
Zou
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɡal˧/
Noun
gal
war
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44