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gal.

warlike ardor

3 characters1 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɑl̪ˠ/Munster/ɡalˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡɑlˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. warlike ardor

    feminine · masculine

  2. valor, fury

    feminine · masculine

  3. vapor, steam

    feminine · masculine

  4. boiling heat

    feminine · masculine

  5. puff, whiff (of smoke, hot air)

    feminine · masculine

  6. fit, bout, turn

    feminine · masculine

  7. demand

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).

noun/ɡɑl̪ˠ/Munster/ɡalˠ/Connacht, Ulster/ɡɑlˠ/Connacht, Ulster

  1. blusterer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).

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