gallán

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Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gall +‎ -án.

Pronunciation

Noun

gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)

  1. standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir
    Synonym: cloch seasaimh
  2. stiff, erect, person
  3. warty growth (in cattle)

Declension

Declension of gallán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative gallán galláin
vocative a ghalláin a ghallána
genitive galláin gallán
dative gallán galláin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an gallán na galláin
genitive an ghalláin na ngallán
dative leis an ngallán
don ghallán 		leis na galláin

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of gallán
radical lenition eclipsis
gallán ghallán ngallán

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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