gallúnach

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish gallúinech (“soap”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡalˠuːnˠəx/

Noun

gallúnach f (genitive singular gallúnaí, nominative plural gallúnacha)

soap
Synonym: sópa
(familiar) flattery, cajolery

Declension

Declension of gallúnach

Second declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	gallúnach	gallúnacha
Vocative	a ghallúnach	a ghallúnacha
Genitive	gallúnaí	gallúnach
Dative	gallúnach	gallúnacha

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an ghallúnach	na gallúnacha
Genitive	na gallúnaí	na ngallúnach
Dative	leis an ngallúnach don ghallúnach	leis na gallúnacha

Derived terms

barra gallúnaí (“a bar of soap”)
boilgeog gallúnaí (“soap-bubble”)
bosca gallúnaí (“soap-box”)
calóga gallúnaí (“soap-flakes”)
cloch ghallúnaí (“soap-stone”)
coire gallúnaí (“soap-boiler”)
déantóir gallúnaí (“soap-maker”)
faoi ghallúnach (“soapy”)
gallúnach bhearrtha (“shaving-soap”)
gallúnach bhog (“soft soap”)
gallúnach boladh breá (“perfumed soap”)
gallúnach láimhe (“hand soap”)
gallúnach photaise (“soft-soap”)
ladar gallúnaí (“lather of soap”)
sobal gallúnaí (“soap-suds”)
soitheach gallúnaí (“soap-dish”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gallúnach	ghallúnach	ngallúnach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

"gallúnach" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“gallúinech” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
Entries containing “gallúnach” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gallúnach” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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