galore

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish go leor and Scottish Gaelic gu leòr, gu leòir (“till sufficient, enough, plenty”) (compare Manx dy liooar), from Irish go, Scottish Gaelic gu (“to; till, until”) + Irish leor, Scottish Gaelic leòr (“ample, sufficient”); go, gu are derived from Old Irish co, cu (“with”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”); while leor, leòr are from Old Irish leor, from lour (“enough, sufficient”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂w- (“to gain; to seize; a benefit; a prize”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡəˈloɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɡəˈloː/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ɡəˈloə/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Hyphenation: ga‧lore === Adjective === galore (not comparable) (postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.] Synonyms: aplenty; see also Thesaurus:abundant Antonyms: see Thesaurus:rare ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === galore (plural galores) (archaic) An abundance; plenty. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === galore (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === goaler, galero, gaoler, Lorega == Yola == === Etymology === Borrowed from Irish go leor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈloːr/ === Adverb === galore plenty === References === Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 133