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Irish
Etymology
From Old French galant (“courteous; dashing; brave”), present participle of galer (“to rejoice; make merry”), from gale (“pomp; show; festivity; mirth”); either from Frankish *wala (“good, well”), a variant form of *wela, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”); or alternatively from Frankish *gail (“merry”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“merry; excited; luxurious”), related to Dutch and German geil (“horny; lecherous”), Old English gāl (“wanton”). Cognate with English gallant.
Pronunciation
Adjective
galánta
- fine (of superior quality), grand
- Synonyms: breá, uasal
- refined, elegant, genteel, stylish, tony, posh, swanky, fashionable, smart
- Synonyms: uasal, faiseanta, ardnósach
- beautiful, handsome (chiefly of objects and the weather)
- Synonyms: álainn, aoibhinn
- decent, respectable, gentlemanly
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Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
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