gallda
See also: Gallda
Irish
Alternative forms
- gallta (Ulster)
Etymology
From Old Irish gallda. By surface analysis, Gall (“foreigner”) + -da.
Pronunciation
- (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑul̪ˠd̪ˠə/
Adjective
gallda
- foreign
- English (in an Irish context), anglicized
- (dated) Anglo-Irish, Protestant
Declension
Declension of gallda
| Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- aiteann gallda
- bláthnaid ghallda
- cnó gallda
- galldachas
- galldacht
- galldaigh
- galldú
- giorria gallda
- míle gallda
- raithneach ghallda
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
Etymology
From Gall + -da.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡal͈da]
Adjective
gallda
- foreign (especially Norse or English)
- having foreign connections or ways
Derived terms
- galldach
- galldacht
Descendants
- Irish: gallda
- Scottish Gaelic: Gallta
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language