gallúnach

Irish

Alternative forms

• galamhnach, galaoireach, galbhúnach, gallamhnach, gallaoileach, gallaoineach, gallaoireach, galluanach, galúnach

Etymology

From Middle Irish gallúinech (“soap”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈl̪ˠuːnˠəx/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑleːɾˠəx/ (corresponding to the form galaoireach)
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalˠuːnˠa(x)/, /ˈɡalˠuːnˠa(x)/

Noun

gallúnach f (genitive singular gallúnaí, nominative plural gallúnacha)

1. soap

   Synonym: sópa

2. (familiar) flattery, cajolery

Declension

Declension of gallúnach (second declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative gallúnach gallúnacha vocative a ghallúnach a ghallúnacha genitive gallúnaí gallúnach dative gallúnach gallúnaigh (archaic, dialectal) gallúnacha forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ghallúnach na gallúnacha genitive na gallúnaí na ngallúnach dative leis an ngallúnach leis an ngallúnaigh (archaic, dialectal) don ghallúnach don ghallúnaigh (archaic, dialectal) leis na gallúnacha

Derived terms

• barra gallúnaí (“a bar of soap”)
• boilgeog gallúnaí (“soap-bubble”)
• bosca gallúnaí (“soap-box”)
• calóga gallúnaí (“soap-flakes”)
• cloch ghallúnaí (“soap-stone”)
• coire gallúnaí (“soap-boiler”)
• déantóir gallúnaí (“soap-maker”)
• faoi ghallúnach (“soapy”)
• gallúnach bhearrtha (“shaving-soap”)
• gallúnach bhog (“soft soap”)
• gallúnach boladh breá (“perfumed soap”)
• gallúnach láimhe (“hand soap”)
• gallúnach photaise (“soft-soap”)
• ladar gallúnaí (“lather of soap”)
• sobal gallúnaí (“soap-suds”)
• soitheach gallúnaí (“soap-dish”)

 

Mutation

Mutated forms of gallúnach

radical	lenition	eclipsis
gallúnach	ghallúnach	ngallúnach

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gallúnach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “gallúnach”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “gallúnach”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024