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English

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Etymology 1

From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (rejoicing). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (scabies).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (good, well).

Pronunciation

Adjective

gala (not comparable)

  1. Celebratory; festive.
Translations

Noun

gala (plural galas)

  1. (uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
  2. A competition
    a swimming gala
  3. (countable) A showy and festive party.
  4. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
Derived terms
Translations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 gala”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. 2.0 2.1 gala”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Etymology 2

From Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), cognate to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.

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Sumerian statuette of two galas found in the temple of Inanna at Mari.

Noun

gala (plural galas)

  1. (historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
    • 2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:
      (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.
      (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries

References

  1. ^ Philippe Borgeaud, Mother of the Gods: From Cybele to the Virgin Mary (2004), page 48

Anagrams

Bambara

Noun

gala

  1. dye

Derived terms

References

Bongo

Pronunciation

Noun

gala

  1. wild dog, jackal

References

  • Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French gale (pleasure), from galer (enjoy onself).

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

  1. pomp, display
  2. gala
  3. festival, dance
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin galla.

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

  1. gall (abnormal swelling growth on a plant)
    Synonyms: agalla, ballaruc, cecidi
Derived terms

Further reading

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

  1. a gala; a ball
  2. money thrown to or pinned to the clothing of the wedding couple in a money dance

Anagrams

Dutch

 gala on Dutch Wikipedia
People dressed for a Gala

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɣaː.laː/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala n (plural gala's, diminutive galaatje n)

  1. A ceremonial celebration, originally a ball (formal dance), now often a prom.
  2. Formal dress.
    Synonyms: galakleding, staatsiegewaad, staatsiekleding

Derived terms

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Verb

gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)

  1. to crow (of a chicken)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gala (group v-58)
infinitive gala
supine galið
participle (a26)1 galandi galin
present past
first singular gali gól
second singular gelur gól(st)
third singular gelur gól
plural gala gólu
imperative
singular gal!
plural galið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

Verb

gala

  1. third-person singular past historic of galer

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably cognate with Spanish agalla.

Pronunciation

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

  1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)
    Synonyms: branquia, guerla

References

Etymology 2

Verb

gala

  1. inflection of galar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

Verb

gala

  1. to throw away

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

gala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative galaði, supine galað)
gala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gól, third-person plural past indicative gólum, supine galið)

  1. (intransitive, of a rooster) to crow
    • Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)
      En hann sór og sárt við lagði, að hann þekkti ekki manninn. Um leið gól hani.
      Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed.
  2. (intransitive) to cry, to scream

Conjugation

Originally a strong verb, but now most usually weak; the strong conjugation is mostly archaic or poetic, and is especially rare in the present tense.

Synonyms

See also

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

From Sanskrit गल (gala, neck, resin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

  1. resin
  2. neck
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch gala (ball), from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale (rejoicing). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (good, well).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

  1. ball

Further reading

Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

gala

  1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of gal

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gala ghala ngala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Italian

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Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (good, well), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (to choose, wish).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Hyphenation: gà‧la

Noun

gala f (plural gale)

  1. bow (ornament on a dress etc.)
  2. bow tie (large)
  3. frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
  4. roche, ruching, ruffle
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French gale (rejoicing), from galer (to rejoice).

Noun

gala m (invariable)

  1. gala
  2. festivity
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Portuguese: gala

Anagrams

Kilivila

Pronunciation

Particle

gala

  1. not
    Gala anukwali. - I do not know.

Idioms

Interjection

gala

  1. no

References

  • Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 223. →ISBN

Anagrams

Latvian

Noun

gala m

  1. genitive singular of gals

Ledo Kaili

Noun

gala

  1. brass

Manchu

Romanization

gala

  1. Romanization of ᡤᠠᠯᠠ

Maranao

Noun

gala

  1. plaster, glue

Minangkabau

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ɡəlaɣ.

Noun

gala

  1. title (of a name).
  2. nickname that relates to one's characteristics or condition.

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡɑːlɑ/, /²ɡɑːɽɑ/

Verb

gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

  1. to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galaną, whence also Old English galan, Old Saxon galan, Old High German galan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to shout, charm away).

Verb

gala

  1. to sing
  2. to crow
  3. to chant (spells)

Conjugation

Related terms

Descendants

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb

gala

  1. to sing (of birds)
  2. to crow (of roosters)
  3. to charm, to enchant

Conjugation

Descendants

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French gala.

Pronunciation

Noun

gala f (related adjective galowy)

  1. gala (showy and festive party)
  2. costume for gala, formal dress

Declension

Related terms

adverb

Further reading

  • gala in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gala in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -alɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian gala.

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

  1. gala (showy and festive party)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from galar

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

  1. (Northeast Brazil, vulgar) sperm
  2. chalaza (spiral band which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell)
    Synonym: galadura

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gala

  1. inflection of galar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

Sidamo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata gal-.

Verb

gala

  1. (intransitive) to stay the night

Etymology 2

Verb

gala

  1. (transitive) to conceal

References

  • Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
  • Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ga‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin Gallus (Gaulish).

Adjective

gala

  1. feminine singular of galo

Etymology 2

From Old French gale (rejoicing), from galer (to enjoy oneself). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (good, well).

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

  1. gala
  2. elegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala
Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Sumerian

Romanization

gala

  1. Romanization of 𒍑𒆪 (gala)

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Italian or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

Noun

gala c

  1. gala; festival
Declension
Declension of gala 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gala galan galor galorna
Genitive galas galans galors galornas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb

gala (present gal, preterite gol, supine galit, imperative gal)

  1. to crow; to make a sound characteristic of a rooster
    förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal
    before the cock crow ... And immediately the cock crew ... Before the cock crow (Matthew 26:34, 74, 75)
Conjugation
Derived terms
See also

References

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡalaʔ/, (noun)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlaʔ/, (adjective)

Noun

galà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

  1. wandering around; travelling around
    Synonyms: libot, paglibot, paglilibot
  2. travel (to far places)
    Synonyms: lakbay, biyahe, layag, galugad
  3. aimless wandering; act of going around aimlessly
    Synonyms: lakwatsa, paglalakwatsa
  4. (Batangas) act of courting a woman
    Synonyms: ligaw, pagligaw, panliligaw
Derived terms

Adjective

galâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

  1. having the habit of wandering; having a wanderlust
  2. well-traveled (of a person)
    Synonyms: mapaglakbay, libot, layas, lagalag
  3. having been visited often (of a place)
    Synonym: libot
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish gala, from Old French gale (rejoicing), from galer (to enjoy oneself).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧la
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡala/,

Noun

gala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

  1. full festive dress; festive uniform

Adjective

gala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

  1. officially festive
Derived terms

Further reading

  • gala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala (definite accusative galayı, plural galalar)

  1. The first, exclusive showing of a movie, play etc. for critics or special guests.
  2. The party after such a ceremony.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative gala
Definite accusative galayı
Singular Plural
Nominative gala galalar
Definite accusative galayı galaları
Dative galaya galalara
Locative galada galalarda
Ablative galadan galalardan
Genitive galanın galaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular galam galalarım
2nd singular galan galaların
3rd singular galası galaları
1st plural galamız galalarımız
2nd plural galanız galalarınız
3rd plural galaları galaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamı galalarımı
2nd singular galanı galalarını
3rd singular galasını galalarını
1st plural galamızı galalarımızı
2nd plural galanızı galalarınızı
3rd plural galalarını galalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular galama galalarıma
2nd singular galana galalarına
3rd singular galasına galalarına
1st plural galamıza galalarımıza
2nd plural galanıza galalarınıza
3rd plural galalarına galalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamda galalarımda
2nd singular galanda galalarında
3rd singular galasında galalarında
1st plural galamızda galalarımızda
2nd plural galanızda galalarınızda
3rd plural galalarında galalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular galamdan galalarımdan
2nd singular galandan galalarından
3rd singular galasından galalarından
1st plural galamızdan galalarımızdan
2nd plural galanızdan galalarınızdan
3rd plural galalarından galalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular galamın galalarımın
2nd singular galanın galalarının
3rd singular galasının galalarının
1st plural galamızın galalarımızın
2nd plural galanızın galalarınızın
3rd plural galalarının galalarının

Related terms

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gala”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

Welsh

Noun

gala

  1. Soft mutation of cala.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
cala gala nghala chala
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.