galánta

See also: galanta

Irish

Etymology

From Old French galant (“courteous; dashing; brave”), present participle of galer (“to rejoice; make merry”), from gale (“pomp; show; festivity; mirth”); either from Frankish *wala (“good, well”), a variant form of *wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”); or alternatively from Frankish *gail (“merry”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“merry; excited; luxurious”), related to Dutch and German geil (“horny; lecherous”), Old English gāl (“wanton”). Cognate with English gallant.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈɡal̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

galánta

1. fine (of superior quality), grand

   Synonyms: breá, uasal

2. refined, elegant, genteel, stylish, tony, posh, swanky, fashionable, smart

   Synonyms: uasal, faiseanta, ardnósach

3. beautiful, handsome (chiefly of objects and the weather)

   Synonyms: álainn, aoibhinn

4. decent, respectable, gentlemanly

Derived terms

• bréag-ghalánta
• galántacht
• galántas

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
galánta	ghalánta	ngalánta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “galánta”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 349
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “galánta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN