galas

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English

Noun

galas

  1. 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

  1. glass (drinking vessel)

See also

French

Pronunciation

Verb

galas

  1. second-person singular past historic of galer

Galician

Verb

galas

  1. 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

  1. end, terminal (of process)
    Synonym: pabaigà
  2. tip, extreme (of object)
  3. back, rear end (of object)
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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

  1. (person) Gaul
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Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gallas(apfel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.las/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alas
  • Syllabification: ga‧las

Noun

galas m inan

  1. gall (blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants)
    Synonym: galasówka

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adjective
noun

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

galas

  1. plural of gala

Etymology 2

Verb

galas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of galar

Spanish

Adjective

galas

  1. feminine plural of galo

Noun

galas f pl

  1. plural of gala

Swedish

Noun

galas

  1. indefinite genitive singular of gala

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