gealltanas
Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”).
Declension
Declension of gealltanas
First declension
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms
- fáinne gealltanais m (“engagement ring”)
- gealltanas a bhriseadh (“to break a promise”)
- gealltanas a chomhlíonadh (“to keep a promise”)
- gealltanas a thabhairt do dhuine (“to make a promise to someone”)
- gealltanas pósta m (“promise of marriage; engagement”)
- sárú gealltanais m (“breach of promise”)
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gealltanas | ghealltanas | ngealltanas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- "gealltanas" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- “gelltanus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
- Entries containing “gealltanas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gealltanas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
- gealltaineas
Etymology
From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”).
Related terms
- geall (“promise”, verb)
- gealltanach (“hopeful, promising, promissory”, adjective)
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
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Radical | Lenition |
gealltanas | ghealltanas |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- “gelltanus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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