gala

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gala"

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English

Etymology 1

From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːlə, -ælə, -eɪlə

• Audio (UK):

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːlə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡælə/, /ˈɡeɪlə/, /ˈɡɑlə/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɡælə/
• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪlə/

Adjective

gala (not comparable)

2. Celebratory; festive.

Translations

festive

• Bulgarian: празничен (prazničen), тържествен (bg) (tăržestven)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: slavnostní (cs), gala (cs)
• Finnish: juhlallinen (fi)
• Georgian: სადღესასწაულო (sadɣesasc̣aulo), საზეიმო (sazeimo)
• Icelandic: hátíð (is) f
• Italian: gala (it) f
• Norwegian: galla m
• Portuguese: de gala (pt), festivo (pt)
• Russian: пра́здничный (ru) m (prázdničnyj), торже́ственный (ru) m (toržéstvennyj), парадный (ru) m (paradnyj)
• Spanish: de gala (es)

Noun

gala (plural galas)

1. (uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.
2. A competition.

   a swimming gala

3. (countable) A showy and festive party.
4. A red-skinned variety of eating apple.

Derived terms

• gala dress
• galalike
• gala pie
• gala-series
• obligala
• royal gala

Translations

pomp, show or festivity

• Armenian: հանդես (hy) (handes)
• Bulgarian: тържество (bg) n (tăržestvo), празненство (bg) n (praznenstvo)
• Catalan: gala (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 典禮 / 典礼 (zh) (diǎnlǐ); 慶典 / 庆典 (zh) (qìngdiǎn)

• Czech: slavnost (cs) f
• Esperanto: festeno (eo)
• Finnish: gaala
• French: gala (fr) m, fête (fr) f
• Georgian: ზეიმი (zeimi), დღესასწაული (dɣesasc̣auli)
• Hebrew: גָּאלָה (he) f (gála)
• Portuguese: gala (pt) f
• Russian: торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), пра́зднество (ru) n (prázdnestvo)
• Spanish: gala (es) f; fiesta (es) f
• Swedish: gala (sv)
• Tibetan: དུས་སྟོན (dus ston), ལྟད་མོ (ltad mo)

Etymology 2

Sumerian statuette of two galas found in the temple of Inanna at Mari.

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒍑𒆪 (gala), related to Akkadian 𒍑𒆪 (kalû). A connection to the similar Phrygian and Roman priests of Cybele called gallae or galli has been suggested, but evidence is lacking.

Noun

gala (plural gala or galas)

1. (historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.
   • 2008, Uri Gabbay, The Akkadian word for "third gender" / the kalû (gala) once again, in Proceedings of the 51st Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Held at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, July 18-22, 2005 (edited by Robert D. Biggs, Jennie Myers, Martha Tobi Roth), page 50:

     (6) Some galas/kalûs are mentioned in Pre-Sargonic and Old Babylonian texts in connection with classes of women, maids, and ḫarimtu-women.

     (7) The gala is sometimes mentioned in the same context with other functionaries […]

See also

• galla

Anagrams

• Gaal, agal, alga

Albanian

Noun

gala

1. inflection of galë:
   1. definite nominative singular
   2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural

Bambara

Noun

gala

1. dye

Derived terms

• galadonna
• galaji

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Bongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡꜜálá/

Noun

gala

1. wild dog, jackal

References

• Moi, Daniel Rabbi and Mario Lau Babur Kuduku, Sister Mary Mangira Michael, Simon Hagimir John, Rapheal Zakenia Paul Mafoi, Nyoul Gulluma Kuduku. 2018. Bongo – English Dictionary. Juba, South Sudan. SIL-South Sudan.

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈɡa.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɡa.la]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French gale (“pleasure”), from galer (“enjoy onself”).

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

1. pomp, display
2. gala
3. festival, dance

Derived terms

• de gala
• galejar

Related terms

• galà
• galant

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin galla.

Noun

gala f (plural gales)

1. gall (abnormal swelling growth on a plant)

   Synonyms: agalla, ballaruc, cecidi

Derived terms

• galer

Further reading

• “gala”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

1. a gala; a ball
2. money thrown to or pinned to the clothing of the wedding couple in a money dance

Anagrams

• laag, laga

Dutch

People dressed for a Gala

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian or Spanish gala.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɣaː.laː/
• Hyphenation: ga‧la
• Rhymes: -aːlaː

Noun

gala n (plural gala's, diminutive galaatje n)

1. a ceremonial celebration, originally a ball (formal dance), now often a prom
2. formal dress

   Synonyms: galakleding, staatsiegewaad, staatsiekleding

Derived terms

• galajurk
• galakleding
• kerstgala
• schoolgala

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Verb

gala (third person singular past indicative gól, third person plural past indicative gólu, supine galið)

1. to crow (of a chicken)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gala (group v-58)

infinitive	gala
supine	galið
	present	past
first singular	gali	gól
second singular	gelur	gól(st)
third singular	gelur	gól
plural	gala	gólu
participle (a26)1	galandi	galin
	imperative
singular	gal!
plural	galið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.la/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Homophones: galas, galât

Verb

gala

1. third-person singular past historic of galer

Galician

Etymology 1

Probably cognate with Spanish agalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡalɐ]

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. (animal anatomy) gill (breathing organ of fish)

   Synonyms: branquia, guerla

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gala”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “gala”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gala”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

gala

1. inflection of galar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

Verb

gala

1. to throw away

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaːla]
• Rhymes: -aːla

Verb

gala (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative galaði, supine galað)
gala (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gól, third-person plural past indicative gólum, supine galið)

1. (intransitive, of a rooster) to crow
   • Matthew 26:74 (Icelandic, English 1 and 2)

     En hann sór og sárt við lagði, að hann þekkti ekki manninn. Um leið gól hani.

     Then he began to call down curses on himself and he swore to them, "I don't know the man!" Immediately a rooster crowed.

2. (intransitive) to cry, to scream

   Synonym: orga

Conjugation

Originally a strong verb, but now most usually weak; the strong conjugation is mostly archaic or poetic, and is especially rare in the present tense.

gala – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að gala
supine sagnbót		galað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		galandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	gala	galaði		gali	galaði
	þú	galar	galaðir		galir	galaðir
	hann, hún, það	galar	galaði		gali	galaði
plural	við	gölum	göluðum		gölum	göluðum
	þið	galið	göluðuð		galið	göluðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	gala	göluðu		gali	göluðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	gala (þú), galaðu
plural	þið	galið (þið), galiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

See also

• gaggalagú

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit गल (gala, “neck, resin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡala/
• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

1. resin
2. neck

Derived terms

• bergala-gala
• gala-gala

Etymology 2

From Dutch gala (“ball”), from French gala, from Spanish gala, from Old Spanish gala, from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡala/
• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala

1. ball

Further reading

• “gala”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡal̪ˠə]

Noun

gala

1. nominative/vocative/dative plural of gal

Mutation

Mutated forms of gala

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gala	ghala	ngala

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

Italian

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.la/
• Rhymes: -ala
• Hyphenation: gà‧la

Noun

gala f (plural gale)

1. bow (ornament on a dress etc.)
2. bow tie (large)
3. frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
4. roche, ruching, ruffle

Synonyms

• frangia
• guarnitura
• frappa
• balza
• volant

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to rejoice”).

Noun

gala m (invariable)

1. gala
2. festivity

Synonyms

• pompa
• pompa magna
• fasto
• magnificenza
• sontuosità

Descendants

• → Portuguese: gala

Anagrams

• alga

Kilivila

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡala/

Particle

gala

1. not

   Gala anukwali. - I do not know.

Derived terms

• gala wala

Interjection

gala

1. no

References

• Gunter Senft (1986), Kilivila: the Language of the Trobriand Islanders. Berlin • New York • Amsterdam: Mouton de Gruyter, p. 223. →ISBN

Anagrams

• laga

Latvian

Noun

gala m

1. genitive singular of gals

Ledo Kaili

Noun

gala

1. brass

Manchu

Romanization

gala

1. romanization of ᡤᠠᠯᠠ

Maranao

Noun

gala

1. plaster, glue

Minangkabau

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *ɡəlaɣ.

Noun

gala

1. title (of a name).
2. nickname that relates to one's characteristics or condition.

Synonyms

• gola
• golou

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gale (e infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑːlɑ/, /²ɡɑːɽɑ/

Verb

gala (present tense gjel, past tense gol, supine gale, past participle galen, present participle galande, imperative gal)

1. to crow (to make the sound of a cuckoo or a rooster)

References

• “gala” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *galaną, whence also Old English galan, Old Saxon galan, Old High German galan. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shout, charm away”).

Verb

gala

1. to sing
2. to crow
3. to chant (spells)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gala — active (strong class 6)

infinitive	gala
present participle	galandi
past participle	galinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	gel	gól		gala	gǿla
2nd person singular	gelr	gólt		galir	gǿlir
3rd person singular	gelr	gól		gali	gǿli
1st person plural	gǫlum	gólum		galim	gǿlim
2nd person plural	galið	góluð		galið	gǿlið
3rd person plural	gala	gólu		gali	gǿli
imperative	present
2nd person singular	gal
1st person plural	gǫlum
2nd person plural	galið

Conjugation of gala — mediopassive (strong class 6)

infinitive	galask
present participle	galandisk
past participle	galizk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	gǫlumk	gólumk		gǫlumk	gǿlumk
2nd person singular	gelsk	gólzk		galisk	gǿlisk
3rd person singular	gelsk	gólsk		galisk	gǿlisk
1st person plural	gǫlumsk	gólumsk		galimsk	gǿlimsk
2nd person plural	galizk	góluzk		galizk	gǿlizk
3rd person plural	galask	gólusk		galisk	gǿlisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	galsk
1st person plural	gǫlumsk
2nd person plural	galizk

Related terms

• galinn
• galdr
• hjala

Descendants

• Danish: gale
• Faroese: gala
• Icelandic: gala
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gala, gale
• Norwegian Bokmål: gale
• Old Swedish: gala, (verbal noun) gall
  • Swedish: gala, (verbal noun) gall, (derivation) gallra

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb

gala

1. to sing (of birds)
2. to crow (of roosters)
3. to charm, to enchant

Conjugation

Conjugation of gala (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	gala				—
participle	galandi, galande				galin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	gal	gali, gale	—		gōl	gōli, gōle
þū	gal	gali, gale	gal		gōlt	gōli, gōle
han	gal	gali, gale	—		gōl	gōli, gōle
vīr	galum, galom	galum, galom	galum, galom		gōlum, gōlom	gōlum, gōlom
īr	galin	galin	galin		gōlin	gōlin
þēr	gala	galin	—		gōlu, gōlo	gōlin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—		—	—
þū	—	—	—		—	—
han	—	—	—		—	—
vīr	—	—	—		—	—
īr	—	—	—		—	—
þēr	—	—	—		—	—

Descendants

• Swedish: gala

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.la/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): [ˈɡa.la]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ga‧la
• Homophone: Gala

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gala.

Noun

gala f (related adjective galowy)

1. gala (showy and festive party)
2. costume for gala, formal dress

Declension

Declension of gala

	singular	plural
nominative	gala	gale
genitive	gali	gali/gal
dative	gali	galom
accusative	galę	gale
instrumental	galą	galami
locative	gali	galach
vocative	galo	gale

Related terms

adverb

• galowo

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gala f (diminutive galka)

1. (Far Masovian) thick pine tree

Derived terms

nouns

• galacek

Further reading

• “gala”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “gala”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)
• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894), “gala”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 108

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɐ/
  • (Gaúcho) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɐ/

• Rhymes: -alɐ
• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian gala.

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. gala (showy and festive party)

Etymology 2

Deverbal from galar.

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. (Northeast Brazil, vulgar) sperm, jizz, cum, nut, spunk
   • 2025, “Tiro de Leite”, performed by Danny Bond, Mc Jessica do Escadão:

     O cu 'tá sеm colete, levеi chuva de gala / Tô sempre preparada, a camisinha 'tá na mão

     My asshole has no bulletproof vest, I got rained on by cum / I'm always prepared, the condom's in my hand

2. chalaza (spiral band which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell)

   Synonym: galadura

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

gala

1. inflection of galar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “gala”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Sidamo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡala/
• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Etymology 1

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Kambaata gal-.

Verb

gala

1. (intransitive) to stay the night

Etymology 2

Verb

gala

1. (transitive) to conceal

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007), A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 30
• Gizaw Shimelis, editor (2007), “gala”, in Sidaama-Amharic-English dictionary, Addis Ababa: Sidama Information and Culture department

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡala/ [ˈɡa.la]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ga‧la

Etymology 1

From Latin Gallus (“Gaulish”).

Adjective

gala

1. feminine singular of galo

Etymology 2

From Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to enjoy oneself”). Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

Noun

gala f (plural galas)

1. gala
2. elegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala

Derived terms

• hacer gala
• llevar a gala
• tener a gala

Further reading

• “gala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• alga

Sumerian

Romanization

gala

1. romanization of 𒍑𒆪 (gala)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑːla/

Etymology 1

From Italian or Spanish gala.

Noun

gala c

1. a gala (showy and festive party)

Declension

Declension of gala

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gala	galas
	definite	galan	galans
plural	indefinite	galor	galors
	definite	galorna	galornas

Derived terms

• galamiddag
• galapetter
• insamlingsgala
• popgala
• rockgala
• tv-gala

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish gala, from Old Norse gala, from Proto-Germanic *galaną.

Verb

gala (present gal, preterite gol, supine galit or galt, imperative gal)

1. to crow (to make the sound of a rooster)

   När tuppen hade galt för andra gången hade Petrus redan förnekat Jesus tre gånger.

   When the rooster had crowed for the second time, Peter had already denied Jesus three times.

   • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Matteusevangeliet [Matthew] 26:74–75”, in Bibel 2000‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 5 November 2025:

     [Petrus] bedyrade: »Jag känner inte den mannen.« I samma ögonblick gol en tupp. Då kom Petrus ihåg vad Jesus hade sagt: »Innan tuppen gal skall du ha förnekat mig tre gånger«, och han gick ut och grät bittert.

     Peter swore, "I don't know that man!" Immediately a rooster crowed. Then Peter remembered what Jesus had said, "Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Conjugation

Conjugation of gala (class 6 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	gala		—
supine	galit, galt		—
imperative	gal		—
imper. plural1	galen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gal	gol	—	—
ind. plural1	gala	golo	—	—
subjunctive2	gale	gole	—	—
present participle		galande
past participle		galen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• galen

See also

• kuckeliku

References

• “gala”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• laga

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈɡalaʔ/ [ˈɡ̠aː.lɐʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -alaʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlaʔ/ [ɡ̠ɐˈlaʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ga‧la

Noun

galà (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

1. wandering around; travelling around

   Synonyms: libot, paglibot, paglilibot

2. travel (to far places)

   Synonyms: lakbay, biyahe, layag, galugad

3. aimless wandering; act of going around aimlessly

   Synonyms: lakwatsa, paglalakwatsa

4. (dialectal, Batangas) act of courting a woman

   Synonyms: ligaw, pagligaw, panliligaw

Derived terms

• galain
• gumala
• gumala-gala
• maggagala
• maggala
• magpagala-gala
• pagala
• pagala-gala
• paggagala
• paggala
• pagpapagala-gala
• palagala

Adjective

galâ (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

1. having the habit of wandering; having a wanderlust
2. well-traveled (of a person)

   Synonyms: mapaglakbay, libot, layas, lagalag

3. having been visited often (of a place)

   Synonym: libot

Derived terms

• pusang gala

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish gala, from Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to enjoy oneself”).

Alternative forms

• degala — dress

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɡala/ [ˈɡ̠aː.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -ala
• Syllabification: ga‧la

Noun

gala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

1. full festive dress; festive uniform

Adjective

gala (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜎ)

1. officially festive

Derived terms

• madegala
• nakagala

Further reading

• “gala”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• laga

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian gala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.la/
• Hyphenation: ga‧la

Noun

gala (definite accusative galayı, plural galalar)

1. The first, exclusive showing of a movie, play etc. for critics or special guests.
2. The party after such a ceremony.

Declension

Declension of gala

singular plural nominative gala galalar definite accusative galayı galaları dative galaya galalara locative galada galalarda ablative galadan galalardan genitive galanın galaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular galam galalarım 2nd singular galan galaların 3rd singular galası galaları 1st plural galamız galalarımız 2nd plural galanız galalarınız 3rd plural galaları galaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular galamı galalarımı 2nd singular galanı galalarını 3rd singular galasını galalarını 1st plural galamızı galalarımızı 2nd plural galanızı galalarınızı 3rd plural galalarını galalarını dative singular plural 1st singular galama galalarıma 2nd singular galana galalarına 3rd singular galasına galalarına 1st plural galamıza galalarımıza 2nd plural galanıza galalarınıza 3rd plural galalarına galalarına locative singular plural 1st singular galamda galalarımda 2nd singular galanda galalarında 3rd singular galasında galalarında 1st plural galamızda galalarımızda 2nd plural galanızda galalarınızda 3rd plural galalarında galalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular galamdan galalarımdan 2nd singular galandan galalarından 3rd singular galasından galalarından 1st plural galamızdan galalarımızdan 2nd plural galanızdan galalarınızdan 3rd plural galalarından galalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular galamın galalarımın 2nd singular galanın galalarının 3rd singular galasının galalarının 1st plural galamızın galalarımızın 2nd plural galanızın galalarınızın 3rd plural galalarının galalarının

Related terms

• balo
• festival
• şov

Further reading

• “gala”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gala³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1632

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡala/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa(ː)la/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gala.

Noun

gala f (plural galâu)

1. (sports) gala, competition

   Synonyms: camp, uchelwyl

Derived terms

• gala nofio (“swimming gala”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English galah.

Noun

gala m (plural galaod)

1. galah (Eolophus roseicapillus)

Hypernyms

• cocatŵ (“cockatoo”)

Etymology 3

Noun

gala

1. soft mutation of cala

Mutation

Mutated forms of cala

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cala	gala	nghala	chala

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

Further reading

• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “gala”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[4], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “galah”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎^[5], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN
• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gala”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “gala”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies