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English
Noun
galas
- plural of gala
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Brunei Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English glass. Cognate with Malay gelas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡalas/
- Hyphenation: ga‧las
Noun
galas
- glass (drinking vessel)
See also
French
Pronunciation
Verb
galas
- second-person singular past historic of galer
Galician
Verb
galas
- second-person singular present indicative of galar
Lithuanian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Latvian gals (“tip, end”). Likely originally an o-grade action noun with meaning “demise” from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to inflict, to project”). Counterpart to root-verb gélti (“to hurt, to sting”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gãlas m (plural galaĩ) stress pattern 4
- end, terminal (of process)
- Synonym: pabaigà
- tip, extreme (of object)
- back, rear end (of object)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- “galas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “galas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Latin gallus (“Gaul”), of Celtic origin. Possibly etymologically akin to native Lithuanian galià (“power”), galė́ti (“to be able”), gãlinti (“to empower”) from hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to have capacity”).
Noun
galas m
- (person) Gaul
Related terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gallas(apfel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.las/
- Rhymes: -alas
- Syllabification: ga‧las
Noun
galas m inan
- gall (blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants)
- Synonym: galasówka
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- galas in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- galas in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Noun
galas
- plural of gala
Etymology 2
Verb
galas
- second-person singular present indicative of galar
Spanish
Adjective
galas
- feminine plural of galo
Noun
galas f pl
- plural of gala
Swedish
Noun
galas
- indefinite genitive singular of gala
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