gealladh

== Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish gellad (“pledging, a pledge”), the verbal noun of gellaid (“to pledge”). By surface analysis, geall +‎ -adh. === Pronunciation === Noun: (Munster, Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠə/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠuː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠu/ Autonomous past verb form: (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠəɡ/ (Galway) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠəvˠ/ (Mayo) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠuː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠu/ Third-person singular imperative verb form: (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈɟal̪ˠəx/ (Galway) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈɟal̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈɟal̪ˠəx/ (Mayo) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈɟal̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈɟal̪ˠuː/ (Ulster) IPA(key): (before sé, sí, sibh, siad) /ˈɟal̪ˠətʲ/, (elsewhere) /ˈɟal̪ˠu/ === Noun === gealladh m (genitive singular geallta, nominative plural gealltaí) verbal noun of geall (“to promise”) promise ==== Declension ==== === Verb === gealladh inflection of geall (“to promise”): autonomous past indicative third-person singular imperative === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “geallaḋ”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 524; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “gealladh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN “gealladh”, in Foclóir Nua Gaeilge (in Irish), Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 == Scottish Gaelic == === Etymology === From Old Irish gellad (“pledging, promising; a pledge, a promise”), the verbal noun of gellaid (“pledges oneself, vows, promises; pledges, gives in pledge”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʲaɫ̪əɣ/ === Noun === gealladh m (genitive singular geallaidh, plural geallaidhean) verbal noun of geall (“promise, wager; pledge, vow”) (act of) promising promise (act of) pledging pledge (act of) vowing vow (act of) betting bet === Mutation === === References === Edward Dwelly (1911), “gealladh”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gellad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gellaid”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language