Nua-Ghall

Irish

Etymology

From nua- (“new”) +‎ Gall (“foreigner, Norman”).

Noun

Nua-Ghall m (genitive singular Nua-Ghaill, nominative plural Nua-Ghaill)

1. (historical) later Anglo-Norman or English settler (in Ireland)

   Antonym: Sean-Ghall

Declension

Declension of Nua-Ghall (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative Nua-Ghall Nua-Ghaill vocative a Nua-Ghaill a Nua-Ghalla genitive Nua-Ghaill Nua-Ghall dative Nua-Ghall Nua-Ghaill forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an Nua-Ghall na Nua-Ghaill genitive an Nua-Ghaill na Nua-Ghall dative leis an Nua-Ghall don Nua-Ghall leis na Nua-Ghaill

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “Nua-Ghall”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “Nua-Ghall”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025