Gaillimh

Irish

Etymology

Of uncertain meaning. The City of Galway is named after the old name for the River Corrib that runs from Lake Corrib to Galway Bay is called 'Abhainn na Gaillimhe' in Irish. It is said that 'gaillimh' may mean 'rocky' or 'stony' in English.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡal̠ʲɪvʲ/

Proper noun

Gaillimh f (genitive Gaillimhe)

  1. Galway (county)
    Synonym: Contae na Gaillimhe
  2. Galway (city)
    Synonym: Cathair na Gaillimhe

Declension
Declension of Gaillimh

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative Gaillimh
Vocative a Ghaillimh
Genitive Gaillimhe
Dative Gaillimh

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an Ghaillimh
Genitive na Gaillimhe
Dative leis an nGaillimh

don Ghaillimh

Derived terms

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
Gaillimh Ghaillimh nGaillimh
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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