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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”). By surface analysis, geall + -tanas.
Noun
gealltanas m (genitive singular gealltanais, nominative plural gealltanais)
- pledge, promise
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
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Eclipsis
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| gealltanas
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ghealltanas
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ngealltanas
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gealltanas”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gelltanus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “gealltanas” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “gealltanas” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Irish gelltanus (“promise”).
Noun
gealltanas m (genitive singular gealltanais, plural gealltanasan)
- assurance, pledge, promise
Related terms
- geall (“promise”, verb)
- gealltanach (“hopeful, promising, promissory”, adjective)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Lenition
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| gealltanas |
ghealltanas
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “gealltanas”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gelltanus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language