gallán
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)
- standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir
- Synonym: cloch seasaimh
- stiff, erect, person
- warty growth (in cattle)
Declension edit
Declension of gallán
Bare forms:
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Forms with the definite article:
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Derived terms edit
- gallán greanchair (“coltsfoot”)
- gallán mór (“butterbur”)
Mutation edit
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
gallán | ghallán | ngallán |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gallán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gallán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.