galar

Galician

Etymology 1

From galo (“rooster”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlaɾ/, (western) /ħaˈlaɾ/

Verb

galar (first-person singular present galo, first-person singular preterite galei, past participle galado)

1. (transitive) to fertilize (the rooster a hen)

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Perhaps from Suevic *galan (to sing, to charm spells), from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to roop, sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”)

Verb

galar (first-person singular present galo, first-person singular preterite galei, past participle galado)

1. (transitive) to bewitch

   Synonyms: enmeigar, enfeitizar

Conjugation

Related terms

• galra

References

• “galar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “galar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “galar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Irish

Alternative forms

• galra

Etymology

From Old Irish galar, from Proto-Celtic *galarom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelH-ro-.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑl̪ˠəɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠəɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔlˠəɾˠ/ (as if spelled golar)

Noun

galar m (genitive singular galair, nominative plural galair)

1. (pathology) sickness, illness, disease, infection

   Synonym: othras

   Dhá dtrian galair le hoíche. (proverb)

   The risk of illness is greatest at night; sickness is most intense at night.

2. affliction, misery

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

References

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “galar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “galar” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “galar” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 21

Portuguese

Etymology

From galo +‎ -ar; compare Spanish gallar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧lar

Verb

galar (first-person singular present galo, first-person singular preterite galei, past participle galado)

1. (transitive) to mate with (a female bird) (of a male bird)
2. (transitive, Portugal, colloquial) to ogle
3. (transitive, Portugal, colloquial) to woo, to seduce
4. (transitive, Brazil, colloquial) to knock up, to get pregnant
5. (intransitive, Northeast Brazil, vulgar) to cum

Conjugation

References

• “galar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “galar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish galar, from Proto-Celtic *galarom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelH-ro-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal̪ˠəɾ/

Noun

galar m (genitive singular galair, plural galaran)

1. disease, sickness, ailment, disorder

   Synonyms: euslaint, tinneas, trioblaid

Derived terms

Mutation

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh galar, from Proto-Brythonic *galar, from Proto-Celtic *galarom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelH-ro-. Cognate with Irish galar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡalar/, /ˈɡaːlar/
• Rhymes: -alar

Noun

galar m (plural galarau)

1. mourning, grief, sorrow, lament

   Synonyms: gofid, alaeth, tristwch

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “galar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies