gala
See also: Gala, gála, galā, gaļa, γάλα, gaļā, gała, and Gała
Contents
1 English
1.1 Etymology 1
1.1.1 Pronunciation
1.1.2 Adjective
1.1.2.1 Translations
1.1.3 Noun
1.1.3.1 Derived terms
1.1.3.2 Translations
1.1.4 References
1.2 Etymology 2
1.2.1 Noun
1.3 Anagrams
2 Cebuano
2.1 Pronunciation
2.2 Noun
2.3 Anagrams
3 Dutch
3.1 Pronunciation
3.2 Noun
4 Faroese
4.1 Etymology
4.2 Verb
4.2.1 Conjugation
5 French
5.1 Pronunciation
5.2 Verb
6 Icelandic
6.1 Etymology
6.2 Pronunciation
6.3 Verb
6.3.1 Conjugation
6.3.2 Synonyms
6.3.3 See also
7 Irish
7.1 Pronunciation
7.2 Noun
7.3 Mutation
8 Italian
8.1 Etymology
8.2 Pronunciation
8.3 Noun
8.3.1 Synonyms
8.4 Noun
8.4.1 Synonyms
8.5 Anagrams
9 Kilivila
9.1 Pronunciation
9.2 Particle
9.2.1 Idioms
9.3 Interjection
9.4 Anagrams
9.5 References
10 Latvian
10.1 Noun
11 Ledo Kaili
11.1 Noun
12 Norwegian Nynorsk
12.1 Alternative forms
12.2 Etymology
12.3 Pronunciation
12.4 Verb
12.5 References
13 Old Norse
13.1 Etymology
13.2 Verb
13.2.1 Conjugation
13.2.2 Related terms
13.2.3 Descendants
14 Old Swedish
14.1 Etymology
14.2 Verb
14.2.1 Conjugation
14.2.2 Descendants
15 Polish
15.1 Etymology
15.2 Pronunciation
15.3 Noun
15.3.1 Declension
15.4 Further reading
16 Portuguese
16.1 Noun
16.2 Verb
17 Spanish
17.1 Pronunciation
17.2 Etymology 1
17.2.1 Adjective
17.3 Etymology 2
17.3.1 Noun
17.4 Anagrams
18 Swedish
18.1 Etymology 1
18.1.1 Noun
18.1.1.1 Declension
18.1.1.2 Derived terms
18.2 Etymology 2
18.2.1 Verb
18.2.1.1 Conjugation
18.2.1.2 Derived terms
18.3 Anagrams
19 Welsh
19.1 Noun
English
Etymology 1
From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala,[1] or Spanish gala,[2] both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑːlə
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(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːlə/
(US) IPA(key): /ˈɡælə/, /ˈɡeɪlə/, /ˈɡɑːlə/
Adjective
gala (not comparable)
Celebratory; festive.
Translations
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Noun
gala (plural galas)
(uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
(countable) A showy and festive party.
Derived terms
- gala dress
- gala pie
Translations
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References
↑ 1.01.1 “gala” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
↑ 2.02.1 “gala” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
Etymology 2
Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), cognate to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû).
Noun
gala (plural galas)
(historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:
- (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.
- (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries [...]
Anagrams
Gaal, agal, alga
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ga‧la
Noun
gala
- a gala; a ball
money thrown or pinned at the married couple in a money dance
Anagrams
laag, laga
Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
gala n (plural gala's, diminutive galaatje n)
ball (formal dance)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse gala.
Verb
gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)
- to crow (of a chicken)
Conjugation
v-58 | ||||
infinitive | gala | |||
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present participle | galandi | |||
past participle a26 | galin | |||
supine | galið | |||
number | singular | plural | ||
person | first | second | third | all |
indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
present | gali | gelur | gelur | gala |
past | gól | gól(st) | gól | gólu |
imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
present | — | gal! | — | galið! |
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: galas, galât
Verb
gala
- third-person singular past historic of galer
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkaːla/
- Rhymes: -aːla
Verb
gala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative galaði, supine galað)
gala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gól, third-person plural past indicative gólum, supine galið)
(intransitive, of a rooster) to crow
- Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)
En hann sór og sárt við lagði, að hann þekkti ekki manninn. Um leið gól hani.
- Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed.
- Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)
(intransitive) to cry, to scream
Conjugation
Originally a strong verb, but now most usually weak; the strong conjugation is mostly archaic or poetic, and is especially rare in the present tense.
gala — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) | að gala | ||||
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supine (sagnbót) | galað | ||||
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | galandi | ||||
indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
present (nútíð) | ég gala | við gölum | present (nútíð) | ég gali | við gölum |
þú galar | þið galið | þú galir | þið galið | ||
hann, hún, það galar | þeir, þær, þau gala | hann, hún, það gali | þeir, þær, þau gali | ||
past (þátíð) | ég galaði | við göluðum | past (þátíð) | ég galaði | við göluðum |
þú galaðir | þið göluðuð | þú galaðir | þið göluðuð | ||
hann, hún, það galaði | þeir, þær, þau göluðu | hann, hún, það galaði | þeir, þær, þau göluðu | ||
imperative (boðháttur) | gala (þú) | galið (þið) | |||
Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
galaðu | galiði * | ||||
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. |
Synonyms
(scream): orga
See also
- gaggalagú
Irish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɡal̪ˠə]
Noun
gala
- nominative plural of gal
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gala | ghala | ngala |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɡaː.la], /ˈɡala/
Noun
gala f (plural gale)
bow (ornament on a dress etc)
bow tie (large)
frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
roche, ruching, ruffle
Synonyms
- frangia
- guarnitura
- frappa
- balza
- volant
Noun
gala m (invariable)
- gala
- festivity
Synonyms
- pompa
- pompa magna
- fasto
- magnificenza
- sontuosità
Anagrams
- alga
Kilivila
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡala/
Particle
gala
not
Gala anukwali. - I do not know.
Idioms
- gala wala
Interjection
gala
- no
Anagrams
- laga
References
- Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 223. →ISBN
Latvian
Noun
gala m
- genitive singular form of gals
Ledo Kaili
Noun
gala
- brass
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- gale
Etymology
From Old Norse gala.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /²ɡɑːlɑ/
Verb
gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, past participle gale, present participle galande, imperative gal)
- to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)
References
“gala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *galaną, whence also Old English galan, Old Saxon galan, Old High German galan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, charm away”).
Verb
gala
- to sing
- to crow
- to chant (spells)
Conjugation
infinitive | gala | |
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present participle | galandi | |
past participle | galinn | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gel | gól |
2nd-person singular | gelr | gólt |
3rd-person singular | gelr | gól |
1st-person plural | gǫlum | gólum |
2nd-person plural | galið | góluð |
3rd-person plural | gala | gólu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gala | gœla |
2nd-person singular | galir | gœlir |
3rd-person singular | gali | gœli |
1st-person plural | galim | gœlim |
2nd-person plural | galið | gœlið |
3rd-person plural | gali | gœli |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | gal | |
1st-person plural | gǫlum | |
2nd-person plural | galið |
infinitive | galask | |
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present participle | galandisk | |
past participle | galizk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | gǫlumk | gólumk |
2nd-person singular | gelsk | gólzk |
3rd-person singular | gelsk | gólsk |
1st-person plural | gǫlumsk | gólumsk |
2nd-person plural | galizk | góluzk |
3rd-person plural | galask | gólusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | gǫlumk | gœlumk |
2nd-person singular | galisk | gœlisk |
3rd-person singular | galisk | gœlisk |
1st-person plural | galimsk | gœlimsk |
2nd-person plural | galizk | gœlizk |
3rd-person plural | galisk | gœlisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | galsk | |
1st-person plural | gǫlumsk | |
2nd-person plural | galizk |
Related terms
- galdr
- hjala
Descendants
- Danish: gale
- Faroese: gala
- Icelandic: gala
- Norwegian Bokmål: gale
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gala
- Swedish: gala
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.
Verb
gala
- to sing (of birds)
- to crow (of roosters)
- to charm, to enchant
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
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infinitive | gala | — | |||
participle | galandi, galande | galin | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | gal | gali, gale | — | gōl | gōli, gōle |
þū | gal | gali, gale | gal | gōlt | gōli, gōle |
han | gal | gali, gale | — | gōl | gōli, gōle |
vīr | galum, galom | galum, galom | galum, galom | gōlum, gōlom | gōlum, gōlom |
īr | galin | galin | galin | gōlin | gōlin |
þēr | gala | galin | — | gōlu, -o | gōlin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
þū | — | — | — | — | — |
han | — | — | — | — | — |
vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
īr | — | — | — | — | — |
þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: gala
Polish
Etymology
- From French gala, from Italian gala.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡa.la/
Noun
gala f
gala (festivity)
costume for gala, formal dress
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | gala | gale |
genitive | gali | gal |
dative | gali | galom |
accusative | galę | gale |
instrumental | galą | galami |
locative | gali | galach |
vocative | galo | gale |
Further reading
gala in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
gala f (plural galas)
gala (showy and festive party)
Verb
gala
third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of galar
second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of galar
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɡala/
Etymology 1
From Latin Gallus (“Gaulish”).
Adjective
gala
- Feminine singular of adjective galo.
Etymology 2
From Old French gale (“rejoicing”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).
Noun
gala f (plural galas)
- gala
- elegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala
Anagrams
- alga
Swedish
Etymology 1
Noun
gala c
gala; festival
Declension
Declension of gala | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gala | galan | galor | galorna |
Genitive | galas | galans | galors | galornas |
Derived terms
- galamiddag
- insamlingsgala
- popgala
- rockgala
- tv-gala
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.
Verb
gala (present gal, preterite gol, supine galit, imperative gal)
- to crow; to make a sound characteristic of a rooster
förrän hanen har galit ... Och i detsamma gol hanen ... Förrän hanen gal
- before the cock crow ... And immediately the cock crew ... Before the cock crow (Matthew 26:34, 74, 75)
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |
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Infinitive | gala | — |
Present tense | gal | — |
Past tense | gol | — |
Supine | galit | — |
Imperative | gal | — |
Present participle | galande | |
Past participle | galen |
Derived terms
- galning
- gola
- hanegäll
Anagrams
- laga
Welsh
Noun
gala
Soft mutation of cala.