gallda
See also: Gallda
Irish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Irish gallda.[1] By surface analysis, Gall (“foreigner”) + -da.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gallda
- foreign
- English (in an Irish context), anglicized
- (dated) Anglo-Irish, Protestant
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural (m/f) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | masculine | feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
| nominative | gallda | ghallda | gallda; ghallda2 | |
| vocative | ghallda | gallda | ||
| genitive | gallda | gallda | gallda | |
| dative | gallda; ghallda1 |
ghallda | gallda; ghallda2 | |
| Comparative | níos gallda | |||
| Superlative | is gallda | |||
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
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| gallda | ghallda | ngallda |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ 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 [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 77, page 44
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]gallda
- foreign (especially Norse or English)
- having foreign connections or ways
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| gallda | gallda pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngallda |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gallda”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language