galach

See also: Galach and Gałach

Irish

Pronunciation
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠɑx/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠəx/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠa(h)/

Etymology 1

From gal (“warlike ardor; valor, fury; vapor, steam; boiling heat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

galach (genitive singular masculine galaigh, genitive singular feminine galaí, plural galacha, comparative galaí)

  1. ardent, valiant
  2. vaporous, steaming
  3. boiling hot
Declension
Declension of galach
Singular Plural (m/f)
Positive Masculine Feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
Nominative galach ghalach galacha;
ghalacha²
Vocative ghalaigh galacha
Genitive galaí galacha galach
Dative galach;
ghalach¹		 ghalach;
ghalaigh (archaic)		 galacha;
ghalacha²
Comparative níos galaí
Superlative is galaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

galach m (genitive singular galaigh, nominative plural galaigh)

  1. valiant man, warrior
  2. boaster, blusterer
    Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, gal
Declension
Declension of galach

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative galach galaigh
Vocative a ghalaigh a ghalacha
Genitive galaigh galach
Dative galach galaigh

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an galach na galaigh
Genitive an ghalaigh na ngalach
Dative leis an ngalach

don ghalach

 leis na galaigh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

galach f

  1. genitive singular of gail (“(act of) steaming, boiling”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
galach ghalach ngalach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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