Latin

Adjective

Galla

1. nominative feminine singular of Gallus
2. nominative neuter plural of Gallus
3. accusative neuter plural of Gallus
4. vocative feminine singular of Gallus
5. vocative neuter plural of Gallus

Gallā

1. ablative feminine singular of Gallus

References

• Galla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Galla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Finnish

Noun

galla

1. (dated) Oromo (a language of Ethiopia)

Declension

Synonyms

• oromo

Italian

Noun

galla f ‎(plural galle)

1. gall
2. acorn
3. round pill
4. pimple (caused by sunburn)
5. hairgrip

Adjective

galla

1. feminine singular of gallo

Related terms

• a galla

Verb

galla

1. third-person singular present indicative of gallare
2. second-person singular imperative of gallare

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from or influenced by Germanic, if the sense is "poison-sore"; see gall.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.la/

Noun

galla f ‎(genitive gallae); first declension

1. the oak apple, gall-nut
   • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon 4.267

     proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem […]

     It’ is good too to blend a taste of pounded oak apples […]

2. a harsh, sour kind of wine

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• gallula

Descendants

• English: gall
• French: galle
• Italian: galla
• Portuguese: galha, galho
• Russian: галл ‎(gall)
• Spanish: galla, gajo

References

• galla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• galla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• GALLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “galla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• galla in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• galla in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Compare Welsh gast ‎(“a bitch”). Gaelic is possibly from Proto-Celtic *gasliyā. Pott has adduced Spanish galgo ‎(“greyhound”), which, however, is founded on canis Gallicus. See gasradh for root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɫ̪ə/

Noun

galla f ‎(genitive singular galla, plural gallachan)

1. bitch

Usage notes

• Often used as a swear word, especially in compounds.

Derived terms

• mac na galla
• nighean na galla
• thalla gu taigh na galla

Spanish

Noun

galla f ‎(plural gallas, masculine gallo)

1. (Chile, colloquial) feminine equivalent of gallo, broad (US), chick, gal (woman)

Synonyms

• tipa

Swedish

Noun

galla c ‎(uncountable)

1. bile

Declension

Derived terms

• gallblåsa
• gallfeber
• gallsten
• gallskrik

Welsh

Alternative forms

• gall (literary, second-person singular imperative)
• gallaf (first-person singular present/future)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɬa/

Verb

galla

1. (colloquial) first-person singular present / future of gallu
2. (colloquial, rare) second-person singular imperative of gallu

Mutation