gealltanas

Irish

Alternative forms

• gealltas

Etymology

From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”). By surface analysis, geall +‎ -tanas.

Noun

gealltanas m (genitive singular gealltanais, nominative plural gealltanais)

1. pledge, promise

Declension

Declension of gealltanas

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative gealltanas gealltanais Vocative a ghealltanais a ghealltanasa Genitive gealltanais gealltanas Dative gealltanas gealltanais

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an gealltanas na gealltanais Genitive an ghealltanais na ngealltanas Dative leis an ngealltanas don ghealltanas leis na gealltanais

Derived terms

• fáinne gealltanais m (“engagement ring”)
• gealltanas a bhriseadh (“to break a promise”)
• gealltanas a chomhlíonadh (“to keep a promise”)
• gealltanas a thabhairt do dhuine (“to make a promise to someone”)
• gealltanas pósta m (“promise of marriage; engagement”)
• sárú gealltanais m (“breach of promise”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gealltanas	ghealltanas	ngealltanas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealltanas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gelltanus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gealltanas”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gealltanas”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• gealltaineas

Etymology

From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”).

Noun

gealltanas m (genitive singular gealltanais, plural gealltanasan)

1. assurance, pledge, promise

Related terms

• geall (“promise”, verb)
• gealltanach (“hopeful, promising, promissory”, adjective)

 

Mutation

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

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “gealltanas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gelltanus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language