galach
See also: Galach and Gałach
Irish
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠɑx/
- (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠəx/
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠa(h)/
Etymology 1
From gal (“warlike ardor; valor, fury; vapor, steam; boiling heat”) + -ach.
Adjective
galach (genitive singular masculine galaigh, genitive singular feminine galaí, plural galacha, comparative galaí)
- ardent, valiant
- vaporous, steaming
- boiling hot
Declension
Declension of galach
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | galach | ghalach | galacha; ghalacha² | |
Vocative | ghalaigh | galacha | ||
Genitive | galaí | galacha | galach | |
Dative | galach; ghalach¹ | ghalach; ghalaigh (archaic) | galacha; ghalacha² | |
Comparative | níos galaí | |||
Superlative | is galaí |
¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Noun
galach m (genitive singular galaigh, nominative plural galaigh)
- valiant man, warrior
- boaster, blusterer
- Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, gal
Declension
Declension of galach
First declension
Bare forms:
| Forms with the definite article:
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
galach f
- genitive singular of gail (“(act of) steaming, boiling”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
galach | ghalach | ngalach |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “galach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- “steaming” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Entries containing “galach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.