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English
Gala apples.
Pronunciation
( place ) : IPA (key ) : /ˈɡælə/
( apple ) : IPA (key ) : /ˈɡeɪlə/ , /ˈɡælə/ , /ˈɡɑːlə/
Etymology 1
Clipping of Galashiels .
Proper noun
Gala
( informal ) Galashiels , a town in Scotland.
Etymology 2
Noun
Gala (plural Galas )
A type of apple , a cross-pollination between Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious .
Translations
a type of apple
Chinese:
Cantonese: 加拿 , 加拿果
See also
Etymology 3
From Turkish Gala .
Proper noun
Gala
( sports ) Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gala m anim (female equivalent Galová )
a male surname
Declension
Declension of Gala (masculine animate in -a )
Further reading
“Gala ”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
German
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin gala .
Pronunciation
Noun
Gala f (genitive Gala , plural Galas )
gala
Declension
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Gala n (proper noun , genitive Galas or ( optionally with an article ) Gala )
( soccer ) Galatasaray S.K.
Declension
Declension of Gala
1 Optionally with an article.
Further reading
“Gala ” in Duden online
“Gala ” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
( Classical Latin ) IPA (key ) :
Proper noun
Gala m sg (genitive Galae ) ; first declension
A king of Numidia and father of Masinissa
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
References
Polish
Etymology
From Gallus .
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gala m pers
a male surname
Declension
Proper noun
Gala f
a female surname
Declension
Further reading
“Gala ”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce , 2022
Turkish
Etymology
Clipping of Galatasaray .
Proper noun
Gala
( sports ) Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)