galas
See also: Appendix:Variations of "galas"
French
Galician
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 gãlas
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- begalinis (“endless”)
- galúoti (“to cease, to bring demise, to torment”)
- galiùkas (diminutive)
- galìnis (“raremost, extremal”)
- galìnti (“to terminate, to get to the end”)
- galutìnis (“final”)
- galóp, pagaliaũ (“finally”) (adverb)
- savaitgalis (“weekend”)
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, 1941–2024
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
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