galánta

See also: galanta

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
  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ɡaˈl̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈɡal̪ˠɑːn̪ˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɡalˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/, /ˈɡal̪ˠan̪ˠt̪ˠə/

Adjective

galánta

  1. fine (of superior quality), grand
    Synonyms: breá, uasal
  2. refined, elegant, genteel, stylish, tony, posh, swanky, fashionable, smart
    Synonyms: uasal, faiseanta, ardnósach
  3. beautiful, handsome (chiefly of objects and the weather)
    Synonyms: álainn, aoibhinn
  4. decent, respectable, gentlemanly

Derived terms
  • bréag-ghalánta
  • galántacht
  • galántas

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
galánta ghalánta ngalánta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
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