Galgant

German

Etymology

From earlier Galgan with intrusive /t/, from Middle High German galgan, from Medieval Latin galganum, galgana, galanga, from Arabic خَلَنْجَان (ḵalanjān), from Persian قولنجان (qulenjân, qulanjân), from Sanskrit कुलञ्जन (kulañjana), perhaps from Chinese 高良薑／高良姜 (gāoliángjiāng), from 高涼 / 高凉 (Gāoliáng) (a prefecture or county in China) + 薑 / 姜 (jiāng, “ginger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɡant/, /ɡalˈɡant/

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Noun

Galgant m (strong, genitive Galgants, plural Galgante)

1. galangal

Declension

Declension of Galgant [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Galgant	die	Galgante
genitive	eines	des	Galgants	der	Galgante
dative	einem	dem	Galgant	den	Galganten
accusative	einen	den	Galgant	die	Galgante

References

• “Galgant” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.