galin

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse galinn (“jinxed, spellbound”), from gala (“to sing, cry, bewitch”), whence also Faroese gala (“to crow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡɛalɪn]

Adjective

galin

1. mad, crazy, senseless
2. wrong

Declension

Declension of galin (a26)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	galin	galin	galið
accusative	galnan	galna	galið
dative	galnum	galnari	galnum
genitive	galins	galnar	galins
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	galnir	galnar	galin
accusative	galnar	galnar	galin
dative	galnum	galnum	galnum
genitive	galna	galna	galna

Synonyms

• sansaleysur, ovursintur, vitleysur, óður
• skeivur

Old Norse

Participle

galin

1. inflection of galinn:
   1. strong feminine nominative singular
   2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Volapük

Noun

galin (uncountable galins)

1. gallium

Declension

Declension of galin

	singular
nominative	galin
genitive	galina
dative	galine
accusative	galini
vocative 1	o galin!
predicative 2	galinu

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only