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Gallda
gallda
gallda
See also: Gallda
Irish
Adjective
gallda
Derived terms
Terms derived from gallda
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Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gallda | ghallda | ngallda |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- "gallda" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gallda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Old Irish
Etymology
Adjective
gallda
- foreign (especially Norse or English)
- having foreign connections or ways
Derived terms
- galldach (“native of England”, adj)
- galldacht f (“foreignness, hence English connection, fashion, ways; (collective) the Englishry, the English settlers; district occupied by the English”)
Descendants
- Irish: gallda
- Scottish Gaelic: Gallta
Mutation
Old Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
gallda | gallda pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ |
ngallda |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References
- “gallda” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.