| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɣɑlᵊx/ |
| Hyphenation | galg |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | galgen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| galgje | galgjes |
| Afrikaans | galg |
|---|---|
| Czech | šibenice |
| English | gallows |
| English (Old English) | galga; gealga |
| Esperanto | pendumilo; galgo |
| German | Galgen |
| Greek | αγχόνη |
| Hungarian | akasztófa |
| Italian | forca |
| Spanish | horca |
| Swedish | galge |
| West Frisian | galge |