galin

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse galinn (“jinxed, spellbound”), from gala (“to sing, cry, bewitch”), whence also Faroese gala (“to crow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡɛalɪn]

Adjective

galin

  1. mad, crazy, senseless
  2. wrong

Declension

Declension of galin (a26)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative galin galin galið
accusative galnan galna galið
dative galnum galnari galnum
genitive galins galnar galins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative galnir galnar galin
accusative galnar galnar galin
dative galnum galnum galnum
genitive galna galna galna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Participle

galin

  1. inflection of galinn:
    1. strong feminine nominative singular
    2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Volapük

Noun

galin (uncountable galins)

  1. gallium

Declension

Declension of galin
singular
nominative galin
genitive galina
dative galine
accusative galini
vocative 1 o galin!
predicative 2 galinu

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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