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See also: Galach and Gałach

Irish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From gal (“warlike ardor; valor, fury; vapor, steam; boiling heat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

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galach (genitive singular masculine galaigh, genitive singular feminine galaí, plural galacha, comparative galaí)

  1. ardent, valiant
  2. vaporous, steaming
  3. boiling hot
Declension
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Declension of galach
Positive singular plural
masculine feminine strong noun weak noun
nominative galach ghalach galacha;
ghalacha2
vocative ghalaigh galacha
genitive galaí galacha galach
dative galach;
ghalach1 		ghalach;
ghalaigh (archaic) 		galacha;
ghalacha2
Comparative níos galaí
Superlative is galaí

1 When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
2 When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

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galach m (genitive singular galaigh, nominative plural galaigh)

  1. valiant man, warrior
  2. boaster, blusterer
    Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, gal
Declension
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Declension of galach (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative galach galaigh
vocative a ghalaigh a ghalacha
genitive galaigh galach
dative galach galaigh
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an galach na galaigh
genitive an ghalaigh na ngalach
dative leis an ngalach
don ghalach 		leis na galaigh

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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galach f

  1. genitive singular of gail (“(act of) steaming, boiling”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms of galach
radical lenition eclipsis
galach ghalach ngalach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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