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galar.

sickness, illness, disease, infection

5 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɑl̪ˠəɾˠ/Munster/ˈɡal̪ˠəɾˠ/Munster/ˈɡælˠəɾˠ/Ulster/ˈɡalˠəɾˠ/Ulster
  1. sickness, illness, disease, infection

    masculine
    Dhá dtrian galair le hoíche.
  2. affliction, misery

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Irish galar, from Proto-Celtic *galarom, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelH-ro-. Cognate with Welsh galar (“grief”).

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