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

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
geallúint	gheallúint	ngeallúint
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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