gallán

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gall +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːnˠ/, /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠ/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡal̪ˠaːnˠ/, /ˈɡal̪ˠaːn̪ˠ/
  • Homophone: galán (Munster, many Connacht and Ulster varieties)

Noun

gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)

  1. standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir
    Synonym: cloch seasaimh
  2. stiff, erect, person
  3. warty growth (in cattle)

Declension

Declension of gallán (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative gallán galláin
vocative a ghalláin a ghallána
genitive galláin gallán
dative gallán galláin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an gallán na galláin
genitive an ghalláin na ngallán
dative leis an ngallán
don ghallán 		leis na galláin

Derived terms

  • gallán greanchair (“coltsfoot”)
  • gallán mór (“butterbur”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gallán
radical lenition eclipsis
gallán ghallán ngallán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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