Gall-Ghael

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish Gall-Goídel. By surface analysis, Gall +‎ Gael.

Noun

Gall-Ghael m (genitive singular Gall-Ghaeil, nominative plural Gall-Ghaeil)

1. person of mixed Irish and foreign descent; Anglo-Irishman

Declension

Declension of Gall-Ghael

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative Gall-Ghael Gall-Ghaeil Vocative a Ghall-Ghaeil a Ghall-Ghaela Genitive Gall-Ghaeil Gall-Ghael Dative Gall-Ghael Gall-Ghaeil

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an Gall-Ghael na Gall-Ghaeil Genitive an Ghall-Ghaeil na nGall-Ghael Dative leis an nGall-Ghael don Ghall-Ghael leis na Gall-Ghaeil

Derived terms

• Gall-Ghaelach (“Anglo-Irish”, adjective)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
Gall-Ghael	Ghall-Ghael	nGall-Ghael
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-Ghael”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN