Gall
English
editEtymology
edit- 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.
Proper noun
editGall (plural Galls)
- A surname.
Breton
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Gallus, see also Scottish Gaelic Gall.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editGall m (plural Gallaoued)
- (archaic) foreigner
- (dated) Gaul, Gaulish person
- Gallo-speaker
- Frenchman, Romance-speaking person not from Lower Brittany
Inflection
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unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | |
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singular | Gall | C'hall | unchanged | Kall |
plural | Gallaoued | C'hallaoued | unchanged | Kallaoued |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editCzech
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editGall m anim (female equivalent Gallová)
- a male surname
Declension
editIrish
editEtymology
editSee gall.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editGall 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
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Derived terms
edit- 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
editMutation
editradical | lenition | eclipsis |
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Gall | Ghall | nGall |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
edit- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 206, page 79
Further reading
edit- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Gall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “Gall”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “Gall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Scottish Gaelic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editGall m (genitive singular Goill, plural Goill)
Derived terms
edit- Beurla Ghallta (“Scots”)
- Gallta (“alien, foreign; Lowland”, adjective)
Mutation
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- Breton terms derived from Latin
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- Breton terms with archaic senses
- Breton dated terms
- Czech terms with IPA pronunciation
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