gallán

Irish

Alternative forms

gall

Etymology

From gall +‎ -án.

Noun

gallán m (genitive singular galláin, nominative plural galláin)

standing stone, pillar-stone; (archaeology) menhir
Synonym: cloch seasaimh
stiff, erect, person
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

gallán greanchair (“coltsfoot”)
gallán mór (“butterbur”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gallán	ghallán	ngallán
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “gallán” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “gallán” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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