gealltanach

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

gealltanach (comparative gealltanaiche)

  1. hopeful, promising
    • c. 1740, Rob Donn, Ian Grimble, Town & Country Life; republished as The World of Rob Donn, The Saltire Society, 1999, →ISBN, page 16:
      Gleidhidh 'n talamh chun an t-samhraidh;
      Sin a chrann e 'n dràst;
      Beith is cailltainn Latha Bealltainn
      Gealltanach air fàs.
      The land will hide until summer;
      It is hibernating now;
      Birch and hazel on the day of Beltane [May 1st]
      Will be showing promise of growth.
  2. promissory

Synonyms

Noun

gealltanach m (genitive singular gealltanaich, plural gealltanaich)

  1. promiser, one who promises

Mutation

Mutation of gealltanach
radical lenition
gealltanach ghealltanach

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

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