geallúint

Irish

Alternative forms

• geallamhain (obsolete)

Etymology

geall +‎ -úint

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠun̠ʲtʲ/

Noun

geallúint f (genitive singular geallúna, nominative plural geallúintí)

1. Alternative form of gealladh (verbal noun of geall (“to promise”))
2. Alternative form of gealltanas (“pledge, promise”)

Declension

Declension of geallúint (third declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative geallúint geallúintí vocative a gheallúint a gheallúintí genitive geallúna geallúintí dative geallúint geallúintí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an gheallúint na geallúintí genitive na geallúna na ngeallúintí dative leis an ngeallúint don gheallúint leis na geallúintí

Mutation

Mutated forms of geallúint

radical	lenition	eclipsis
geallúint	gheallúint	ngeallúint

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

Further reading

• “geallúint”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gellamain”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “geallaṁain”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 355
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geallúint”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN