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Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gallda.[1] By surface analysis, Gall (“foreigner”) + -da.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gallda
- foreign
- English (in an Irish context), anglicized
- (dated) Anglo-Irish, Protestant
Declension
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Singular
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Plural (m/f)
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| Positive
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Masculine
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Feminine
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(strong noun)
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(weak noun)
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| Nominative
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gallda
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ghallda
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gallda;
ghallda²
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| Vocative
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ghallda
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gallda
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| Genitive
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gallda
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gallda
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gallda
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| Dative
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gallda;
ghallda¹
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ghallda
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gallda;
ghallda²
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| Comparative
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níos gallda
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| Superlative
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is gallda
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¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| gallda
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ghallda
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ngallda
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References
- ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 44
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gallda”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “gallda”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Old Irish
Etymology
From Gall + -da.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gallda
- foreign (especially Norse or English)
- having foreign connections or ways
Derived terms
Descendants
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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| gallda
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gallda
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/
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ngallda
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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References