Gaillimh
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Irish
Etymology
Of uncertain meaning. The City of Galway is named from the old name for the River Corrib that runs from Lake Corrib to Galway Bay, Abhainn na Gaillimhe in Irish. It is said that gaillimh may mean “rocky” or “stony” in English.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gaillimh f (genitive Gaillimhe)
Declension
Declension of Gaillimh
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Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
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| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| Gaillimh | Ghaillimh | nGaillimh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||