gealltanach

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

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
      Will be showing promise of growth.
  2. promissory

Synonyms

Noun

gealltanach m (genitive singular gealltanaich, plural gealltanaich)

  1. promiser, one who promises

Mutation

Mutation of gealltanach
radical lenition
gealltanach ghealltanach

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

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia