Gall
English
Etymology
- As an English, Scottish Gaelic, and Irish surname, of Celtic origin, from Gall (“foreigner”). This is in turn from Latin gallus, which has borrowings (many of which are surnames) in several European languages, such as Czech Havel, Polish Gawel.
- As a Hungarian surname, variant of Gál, itself from the Latin word.
Breton
Etymology
From Latin Gallus, see also Scottish Gaelic Gall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡalː/
Noun
Gall m (plural Gallaoued)
Inflection
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Derived terms
Related terms
Irish
Etymology
See gall.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɑːl̪ˠ/
Noun
Gall m (genitive singular Gaill, nominative plural Gaill)
- (historical) Gaul (person from Gaul)
- (historical) Northman, Dane (member of the Germanic tribe inhabiting the Danish islands and parts of southern Sweden)
- (historical) Norman (member of the mixed Scandinavian and French peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066), Anglo-Norman (descendant of the Normans who settled in England after the Norman Conquest), Englishman
- Synonym: Normannach
- (by extension) Brit
- Synonyms: Briotanach, Sasanach
Declension
Declension of Gall
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- Dún na nGall (“Donegal”)
- Fine Gall (“Fingal”)
- Gall- (“Anglo-”)
- Gall-Ghael m (“person of mixed Irish and foreign descent”)
- Gall-Rómhánach (“Gallo-Roman”)
- Inse Ghall (“the Hebrides”)
- Nua-Ghall m (“later Anglo-Norman or English settler”)
- Sean-Ghall m (“older Anglo-Norman or English settler”)
Related terms
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
Gall | Ghall | nGall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “Gall” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “Gall” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gall (“foreigner”), from Latin Gallus (“a Gaul”), from a native Celtic name, the Gauls being the first strangers to visit or be visited by the Irish in Pre-Roman and Roman times. Compare Proto-Celtic *gallos (whence Welsh gal (“enemy, foe”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaul̪ˠ/
Noun
Derived terms
- Beurla Ghallta (“Scots”)
- Gallta (“alien, foreign; Lowland”, adjective)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
Gall | Ghall |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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