Gał
Polish
Etymology
From a Slavic pet form of Latin Gallus (“Gaul”), common in medieval Europe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaw/
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: Gał
Proper noun
Gał m pers or f
- a masculine surname
- a feminine surname
Declension
Masculine surname:
Declension of Gał
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Gał | Gałowie |
genitive | Gała | Gałów |
dative | Gałowi | Gałom |
accusative | Gała | Gałów |
instrumental | Gałem | Gałami |
locative | Gale | Gałach |
vocative | Gale | Gałowie |
The feminine surname is indeclinable.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 5.