gallóglach

Irish

Etymology

From Gall (“non-Gaelic person”) +‎ óglach (“warrior”).

Noun

gallóglach m (genitive singular gallóglaigh, nominative plural gallóglaigh)

1. (historical) gallowglass
2. (military) mercenary

Declension

Declension of gallóglach

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gallóglach gallóglaigh Vocative a ghallóglaigh a ghallóglacha Genitive gallóglaigh gallóglach Dative gallóglach gallóglaigh

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gallóglach na gallóglaigh Genitive an ghallóglaigh na ngallóglach Dative leis an ngallóglach don ghallóglach leis na gallóglaigh

Descendants

• English: gallowglass

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gallóglach	ghallóglach	ngallóglach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallóglach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gallóglach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gallóglach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024