gealltanach

Scottish Gaelic

Adjective

gealltanach (comparative gealltanaiche)

1. hopeful, promising
   • ~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

• dòchasach (about people)

Related terms

• geall

Noun

gealltanach m (genitive singular gealltanaich, plural gealltanaich)

1. promiser, one who promises

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
gealltanach	ghealltanach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.