Gaillimh

Irish

Etymology

Of uncertain meaning. The City of Galway is named from the old name for the River Corrib that runs from Lake Corrib to Galway Bay, Abhainn na Gaillimhe in Irish. It is said that gaillimh may mean “rocky” or “stony” in English.

Pronunciation

• (Galway) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal̠ʲə/

Proper noun

Gaillimh f (genitive Gaillimhe)

1. Galway (a county of Ireland)

   Synonym: Contae na Gaillimhe

2. Galway (a city in County Galway, Ireland)

   Synonym: Cathair na Gaillimhe

Declension

Declension of Gaillimh (second declension, no plural)

bare forms case singular nominative Gaillimh vocative a Ghaillimh genitive Gaillimhe dative Gaillimh forms with the definite article case singular nominative an Ghaillimh genitive na Gaillimhe dative leis an nGaillimh don Ghaillimh

Derived terms

• Bá na Gaillimhe
• Cuan na Gaillimhe
• Gaillmheach

Mutation

Mutated forms of Gaillimh

radical	lenition	eclipsis
Gaillimh	Ghaillimh	nGaillimh

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