gealladh
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish gellad (“pledging, promising; a pledge, a promise”), the verbal noun of gellaid (“pledges oneself, vows, promises; pledges, gives in pledge”).
Noun
gealladh m (genitive singular geallta, nominative plural gealltaí)
- verbal noun of geall (“promise, assure; allot (to)”)
- promise, pre-indication
- (business) acceptance
Declension
Declension of gealladh
Irregular
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Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Verb
gealladh
- inflection of geall (“promise, assure; allot (to)”):
- past indicative autonomous
- past subjunctive analytic
- third-person singular imperative
Mutation
| Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| gealladh | ghealladh | ngealladh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
Further reading
- "gealladh" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gellad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gellaid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- Entries containing “gealladh” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Old Irish gellad (“pledging, promising; a pledge, a promise”), the verbal noun of gellaid (“pledges oneself, vows, promises; pledges, gives in pledge”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲaɫ̪əɣ/
Noun
gealladh m (genitive singular geallaidh, plural geallaidhean)
Mutation
| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gealladh | ghealladh |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |
References
- Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gellad”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
- C. Marstrander, E. G. Quin et al., editors (1913–76), “gellaid”, in Dictionary of the Irish Language: Based Mainly on Old and Middle Irish Materials, Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, →ISBN
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