gála

See also: gala, Gala, galā, gaļa, and gaļā

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkauːla/
  • Rhymes: -auːla

Noun

gála f (genitive singular gálu, nominative plural gálur)

  1. tomboy
  2. (derogatory) hussy, tart
    Synonyms: gæra, flenna, glyðra

Declension
declension of gála
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gála gálan gálur gálurnar
accusative gálu gáluna gálur gálurnar
dative gálu gálunni gálum gálunum
genitive gálu gálunnar gála/gálna gálanna/gálnanna

Derived terms
  • gálulegur (“tomboyish”)

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English gale (“a wind, breeze”), probably of North Germanic origin.

Noun

gála m (genitive singular gála, nominative plural gálaí)

  1. gale

Declension
Declension of gála

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gála gálaí
Vocative a ghála a ghálaí
Genitive gála gálaí
Dative gála gálaí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an gála na gálaí
Genitive an ghála na ngálaí
Dative leis an ngála

don ghála

 leis na gálaí

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gála ghála ngála
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
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