Gall
English edit
Etymology 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 edit
Gall (plural Galls)
- A surname.
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Gallus, see also Scottish Gaelic Gall.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Gall m (plural Gallaoued)
- (archaic) foreigner
- (dated) Gaul, Gaulish person
- Gallo-speaker
- Frenchman, Romance-speaking person not from Lower Brittany
Inflection edit
Mutation of Gall
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Irish edit
Etymology edit
See gall.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
Declension of Gall
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 edit
Mutation edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Gall m (genitive singular Goill, plural Goill)
Derived terms edit
- Beurla Ghallta (“Scots”)
- Gallta (“alien, foreign; Lowland”, adjective)
Mutation edit
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. |