galas
French
Lithuanian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Latvian gals (“tip, end”). Likely originally an o-grade action noun with meaning “demise” from Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- (“to inflict, to project”). Counterpart to root-verb gélti (“to hurt, to sting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaːlɐs]
Noun
gãlas m (plural galaĩ) stress pattern 4
Declension
declension of galas
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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nominative (vardininkas) | gãlas | galaĩ |
genitive (kilmininkas) | gãlo | galų̃ |
dative (naudininkas) | gãlui | galáms |
accusative (galininkas) | gãlą | galùs |
instrumental (įnagininkas) | galù | galaĩs |
locative (vietininkas) | galè | galuosè |
vocative (šauksmininkas) | gãle | galaĩ |
Derived terms
References
- “galas”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
- “galas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Latin gallus (“Gaul”), of Celtic origin. Possibly etymologically akin to native Lithuanian galià (“power”), galė́ti (“to be able”), gãlinti (“to empower”) from hypothetical Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“to have capacity”).
Related terms
- Galija
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gallas(apfel).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.las/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alas
- Syllabification: ga‧las
Noun
galas m inan
Declension
Portuguese
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