galra
Galician
Etymology
Probably from Suevic *galdra (charm, incantation, spell), from Proto-Germanic *galdraz (“sing, charm”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, scream, charm away”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -alra
- Hyphenation: gal‧ra
Noun
galra f (plural galras)
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “galra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “galra” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
galra m (genitive singular galra, nominative plural galraí)
Declension
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Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| galra | ghalra | ngalra |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- ^ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), Zweiter Band: Wörterbuch [Second volume: Dictionary], Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 120
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “galra”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN