galán

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word galán. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word galán, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say galán in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word galán you have here. The definition of the word galán will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofgalán, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: galan

Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

galán m sg (feminine singular galana, neuter singular galano, masculine plural galanos, feminine plural galanes)

  1. nice, beautiful, pretty, good-looking
    Synonyms: guapu, formosu
    Qué mozu más galán
    What a pretty boy

References

  • "galán" in Diccionario General de la Lengua Asturiana (DGLA)
  • "galán" in Diccionariu de la Llingua Asturiana (DALLA)

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

galán m anim

  1. (dated) a beau

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Irish

Etymology

From gal (“vapor, steam”) +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

galán m (genitive singular galáin, nominative plural galáin)

  1. cranefly, daddy longlegs (fly of the suborder Tipulomorpha)
  2. puff (of wind, smoke, etc.)

Declension

Declension of galán

First declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative galán galáin
Vocative a ghaláin a ghalána
Genitive galáin galán
Dative galán galáin

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an galán na galáin
Genitive an ghaláin na ngalán
Dative leis an ngalán

don ghalán

leis na galáin

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
galán ghalán ngalán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Spanish

FWOTD – 30 July 2014

Etymology

Borrowed from French galant. Doublet of galante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: ga‧lán

Adjective

galán (feminine galana, masculine plural galanes, feminine plural galanas)

  1. gallant
  2. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) nice, enviable, without worries (said of a situation)
    • 2012, Maus, Cosecha de Doscientos Soles, published by Palibrio (Mexico), p. 56.
      pero detrás del destello se asomaba un día galán, alegre, brillante...
      but behind the sparkle, a nice, happy, shiny day was appearing...

Derived terms

Noun

galán m (plural galanes)

  1. an attractive young man, gallant
  2. beau
  3. (drama) protagonist, leading man

Derived terms

Adverb

galán

  1. (colloquial, Mexico, El Salvador) copiously, in a great and unmeasured quantity
    Después al pastel le echamos azúcar galán, sin pensar que ya tenía suficiente.
    Afterwards, we added sugar to the cake copiously, without thinking it already had enough.
  2. (colloquial, El Salvador) without worries, enjoying it (said of an enviable situation)
    Ese trabajo es fácil: él se la pasa galán todos los días.
    That job is very easy: every day he lets time pass by without worries, enjoying it.
    Tengo todo planeado para que tengamos una mañana galán.
    I've got everything planned out so we can have a nice worry-free morning.

Further reading

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia