gealltanach
Scottish Gaelic
editAdjective
editgealltanach (comparative gealltanaiche)
- hopeful, promising
- ~1740, Rob Donn, Ian Grimble, Town & Country Life; republished as The World of Rob Donn, The Saltire Society, 1999, →ISBN, page 16:
- Gleidhidh 'n talamh chun an t-samhraidh;
Sin a chrann e 'n dràst;
Beith is cailltainn Latha Bealltainn
Gealltanach air fàs.- The land will hide until summer;
It is hibernating now;
Birch and hazel on the day of Beltane [May 1st]
Will be showing promise of growth.
- The land will hide until summer;
- promissory
Synonyms
edit- dòchasach (about people)
Related terms
editNoun
editgealltanach m (genitive singular gealltanaich, plural gealltanaich)
Mutation
edit| Scottish Gaelic mutation | |
|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition |
| gealltanach | ghealltanach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |