Gaillimh

Irish

Etymology

Of uncertain meaning. The City of Galway is named from the old name for the River Corrib that runs from Lake Corrib to Galway Bay, 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 (a county of Ireland)

   Synonym: Contae na Gaillimhe

2. Galway (a city in County Galway, Ireland)

   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

• Bá na Gaillimhe
• Cuan na Gaillimhe
• Gaillmheach

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.