gallda
See also: Gallda
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Irish gallda. By surface analysis, Gall (“foreigner”) + -da.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gallda
- foreign
- English (in an Irish context), anglicized
- (dated) Anglo-Irish, Protestant
Declension edit
Declension of gallda
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | gallda | ghallda | gallda; ghallda² | |
Vocative | ghallda | gallda | ||
Genitive | gallda | gallda | gallda | |
Dative | gallda; ghallda¹ |
ghallda | gallda; ghallda² | |
Comparative | níos gallda | |||
Superlative | is gallda |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms edit
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gallda | ghallda | ngallda |
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) “gallda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gallda” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gallda” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
Old Irish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
gallda
- foreign (especially Norse or English)
- having foreign connections or ways
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Mutation edit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gallda | gallda pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngallda |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language