Gales

See also: gales, galés, galês, and galės

Asturian

Etymology

From Old English Wealas.

Proper noun

Gales m

1. Wales (a constituent nation of the UK)

Basque

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɡales̺/, [ɡa.le̞s̺]

Proper noun

Gales inan

1. Wales

Declension

Declension of Gales (inanimate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite
absolutive	Gales
ergative	Galesek
dative	Galesi
genitive	Galesen
comitative	Galesekin
causative	Galesengatik
benefactive	Galesentzat
instrumental	Galesez
inessive	Galesen
locative	Galesko
allative	Galesera
terminative	Galeseraino
directive	Galeserantz
destinative	Galeserako
ablative	Galestik
partitive	Galesik
prolative	Galestzat

Derived terms

• galestar
• galesera

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Gales

1. Wales (a country in Europe)

Galician

Etymology

From Old English Wealas.

Proper noun

Gales m

1. Wales

Related terms

• galés

Old French

Etymology

From Old English Wealas.

Proper noun

Gales m (nominative singular Gales)

1. Wales (country)

Descendants

• Middle French: Galles
  • French: pays de Galles (see there for further descendants)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old English Wealas.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.liʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.les/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɨʃ/

• Hyphenation: Ga‧les

Proper noun

Gales f

1. Synonym of País de Gales

Derived terms

• Nova Gales do Sul

Spanish

Etymology

From Old English Wealas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡales/ [ˈɡa.les]
• Rhymes: -ales
• Syllabification: Ga‧les

Proper noun

Gales m

1. Wales (country)

Derived terms

• Nueva Gales

 

Related terms

• galés/galesa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Gales.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡales/, [ˈɡa.lɛs]
• Hyphenation: Ga‧les

Proper noun

Gales (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Wales (country)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish galés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈles/, [ɡɐˈlɛs]
• Hyphenation: Ga‧les

Noun

Galés (feminine Galesa, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Welsh (person)
2. Welsh language

Further reading

• “Gales”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018