galop

See also: gàlop and galöp

English

Etymology

From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.

Noun

galop (plural galops)

1. A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
2. The music for a dance of this kind.

Verb

galop (third-person singular simple present galops, present participle galoping or galopping, simple past and past participle galoped or galopped)

1. To dance the galop.

Anagrams

• Gopal

Afrikaans

Etymology

From English gallop.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

galop (present galop, present participle galoppende, past participle galop)

1. gallop

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from galopar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈlɔp]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ɡaˈlɔp]

Noun

galop m (plural galops)

1. gallop (fastest gait of a horse)
2. (music) galop (country dance in 2/4 time)

Related terms

• galop tirat
• galop curt
• galopar

Further reading

• “galop” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Danish

Etymology

From French galop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡalɔp/, [ɡ̊aˈlʌb̥]

Noun

galop c (singular definite galoppen, plural indefinite galopper)

1. gallop
2. galop (dance)

Inflection

Declension of galop

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	galop	galoppen	galopper	galopperne
genitive	galops	galoppens	galoppers	galoppernes

Further reading

• “galop” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From galoper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lo/
• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
• Rhymes: -o, -ɔ
• Homophones: galops (general), gallo (form 1 only)

Noun

galop m (plural galops)

1. gallop

Derived terms

• au grand galop
• chassez le naturel, il revient au galop

Descendants

• → Danish: galop
• → English: galop
• → Italian: galop

Further reading

• “galop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French galop.

Noun

galop m (invariable)

1. galop (originally German folk dance)

Further reading

• galop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Galopp, from French galop.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.lɔp/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -alɔp
• Syllabification: ga‧lop

Noun

galop m inan (diminutive galopek)

1. canter (three-beat horse gait)
2. (colloquial) fast run of a person
3. (colloquial) very rapid pace of changes

Declension

Declension of galop

	singular
nominative	galop
genitive	galopu
dative	galopowi
accusative	galop
instrumental	galopem
locative	galopie
vocative	galopie

Noun

galop m inan

1. (historical) galop (lively French country dance of the nineteenth century)
2. (historical, music) galop (music for a dance of this kind)

Declension

Declension of galop

	singular	plural
nominative	galop	galopy
genitive	galopa	galopów
dative	galopowi	galopom
accusative	galopa	galopy
instrumental	galopem	galopami
locative	galopie	galopach
vocative	galopie	galopy

Derived terms

adjective

• galopowy

 

adverb

• galopem

 

nouns

• galopada
• galopant
• galopka

 

verb

• galopować impf

 

Further reading

• galop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• galop in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French galop.

Noun

galop n (plural galopuri)

1. gallop

Declension

Declension of galop

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) galop	galopul	(niște) galopuri	galopurile
genitive/dative	(unui) galop	galopului	(unor) galopuri	galopurilor
vocative	galopule		galopurilor

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡǎlop/
• Hyphenation: ga‧lop

Noun

gàlop m (Cyrillic spelling га̀лоп)

1. gallop

Declension

Declension of galop

	singular	plural
nominative	galop	galopi
genitive	galopa	galopa
dative	galopu	galopima
accusative	galop	galope
vocative	galope	galopi
locative	galopu	galopima
instrumental	galopom	galopima