Gal
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English
Proper noun
Gal
- Alternative form of Gal.
Symbol
Gal
- (metrology) The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin Gallus, probably of Celtic origin.
Proper noun
Gal m
Czech
Noun
Gal m anim (related adjective galský)
- Gaul (person)
Declension
Related terms
- Galie f
French
Noun
Gal m (plural Gaux)
- Abbreviation of général. (when used as a title)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French Galles, from Old English Wealas.
Proper noun
Gal
- Wales (one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom)
Holonyms
Related terms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō. Cognate with German Galle, Dutch gal, English gall, West Frisian galle.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gal f (plural Galen)
Synonyms
- (gall bladder): Galeblos
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Gallus, probably of Celtic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
Gal m pers (female equivalent Galijka)
- (historical) Gaul (one of the Gauls)
Declension
Declension of Gal
Related terms
adjective
noun
Further reading
- Gal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Gal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gal f
- a female given name
Slovene
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gál m anim
- a male given name
Declension
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | Gal | ||
| gen. sing. | Gala | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
Gal | Gala | Gali |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
Gala | Galov | Galov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
Galu | Galoma | Galom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
Gala | Gala | Gale |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
Galu | Galih | Galih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
Galom | Galoma | Gali |
Further reading
- “Gal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran