galach

See also: Galach and Gałach

Irish

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠɑx/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠəx/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠa(h)/

Etymology 1

From gal (“warlike ardor; valor, fury; vapor, steam; boiling heat”) +‎ -ach.

Adjective

galach (genitive singular masculine galaigh, genitive singular feminine galaí, plural galacha, comparative galaí)

1. ardent, valiant
2. vaporous, steaming
3. boiling hot

Declension

Declension of galach

Positive	singular		plural
	masculine	feminine	strong noun	weak noun
nominative	galach	ghalach	galacha; ghalacha2
vocative	ghalaigh		galacha
genitive		galaí	galacha	galach
dative	galach; ghalach1	ghalach; ghalaigh (archaic)	galacha; ghalacha2
Comparative	níos galaí
Superlative	is galaí

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Noun

galach m (genitive singular galaigh, nominative plural galaigh)

1. valiant man, warrior
2. boaster, blusterer

   Synonyms: bliústar, bolscaire, gal

Declension

Declension of galach (first declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative galach galaigh vocative a ghalaigh a ghalacha genitive galaigh galach dative galach galaigh forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an galach na galaigh genitive an ghalaigh na ngalach dative leis an ngalach don ghalach leis na galaigh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

galach f

1. genitive singular of gail (“(act of) steaming, boiling”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of galach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
galach	ghalach	ngalach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “galach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• “steaming”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “galach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm