Galle
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English
Proper noun
Galle
- A city in Sri Lanka.
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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German galle, from Old High German galla, from Proto-West Germanic *gallā, from Proto-Germanic *gallǭ. Cognate with English gall.
Noun
Galle f (genitive Galle, plural Gallen)
Declension
Declension of Galle
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle High German galle, from Proto-West Germanic *gallō, from Proto-Germanic *gallô. Cognate with Old English ġealla and Icelandic galli.
Noun
Galle f (genitive Galle, plural Gallen)
- (veterinary medicine) abnormal swelling
- (phytopathology) gall (like that caused by the gall wasp)
Further reading
- “Galle#1” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Galle#2” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Galle” in Duden online
- “Galle” in Duden online
Latin
Adjective
Galle
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *galle, from Proto-West Germanic *gallā, from Proto-Germanic *gallǭ.
Noun
Galle f