Galla

== English == === Etymology 1 === As a Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from a personal name derived from Latin Gallus, Gaulus (“a Gaul”), also see Gall. As an Italian surname, from gallo (“rooster”), or from Medieval Latin galla (“oak apple”), or a spelling variant of Calla, Cala. As an Arabic and Muslim surname, spelling variant of Kalla. ==== Proper noun ==== Galla A surname. A township in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galla”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Somali gaalo (“non-believers”). ==== Noun ==== Galla pl (plural only) (dated, now offensive, proscribed) The Oromo people. ==== Proper noun ==== Galla (dated, now offensive, proscribed) The Oromo language. ==== Usage notes ==== Formerly the more common term in English, used neutrally, but never used by the Oromo themselves, and considered offensive by them. === Anagrams === algal == Latin == === Adjective === Galla inflection of Gallus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Adjective === Gallā ablative feminine singular of Gallus === References === “Galla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Galla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡalːa/, [ˈɡalːa] Rhymes: -alːa Hyphenation: Gal‧la === Proper noun === Galla m pers (female equivalent Gallová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Galla”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026