galant
See also: Galant
English
Proper noun
galant
- (music) Alternative form of Galant
Catalan
Etymology
From French galant.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlan/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlant/
Adjective
galant (feminine galanta, masculine plural galants, feminine plural galantes)
- gallant, charming, flirtatious
- (colloquial) remarkable, excellent
Usage notes
In the sense of "excellent", galant precedes the noun it modifies, e.g. un galant jove ― a remarkable young man.
Derived terms
- galà
- galantejar
- galanteria
Noun
galant m (plural galants)
- gallant
- male lead, hero
Further reading
- “galant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.lɑ̃/
Audio (file)
Participle
galant
- present participle of galer
Adjective
galant (feminine galante, masculine plural galants, feminine plural galantes)
- gallant, courteous, gentlemanly
- flirtatious, amorous; racy
Derived terms
- femme galante
- rendez-vous galant
Descendants
- → Catalan: galant, galà
- → English: gallant
- → German: galant
- → Romanian: galant
- → Spanish: galante, galán
Noun
galant m (plural galants)
- (archaic or humorous) suitor, admirer
Further reading
- “galant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- glanât
Gallo
Etymology
From Old French galant (“brave; noble; chivalrous”).
Noun
galant m (plural galants)
- lover
German
Etymology
From French galant.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
galant (strong nominative masculine singular galanter, comparative galanter, superlative am galantesten)
- gallant
Declension
Positive forms of galant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist galant | sie ist galant | es ist galant | sie sind galant | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | galanter | galante | galantes | galante |
| genitive | galanten | galanter | galanten | galanter | |
| dative | galantem | galanter | galantem | galanten | |
| accusative | galanten | galante | galantes | galante | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der galante | die galante | das galante | die galanten |
| genitive | des galanten | der galanten | des galanten | der galanten | |
| dative | dem galanten | der galanten | dem galanten | den galanten | |
| accusative | den galanten | die galante | das galante | die galanten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein galanter | eine galante | ein galantes | (keine) galanten |
| genitive | eines galanten | einer galanten | eines galanten | (keiner) galanten | |
| dative | einem galanten | einer galanten | einem galanten | (keinen) galanten | |
| accusative | einen galanten | eine galante | ein galantes | (keine) galanten | |
Comparative forms of galant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist galanter | sie ist galanter | es ist galanter | sie sind galanter | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | galanterer | galantere | galanteres | galantere |
| genitive | galanteren | galanterer | galanteren | galanterer | |
| dative | galanterem | galanterer | galanterem | galanteren | |
| accusative | galanteren | galantere | galanteres | galantere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der galantere | die galantere | das galantere | die galanteren |
| genitive | des galanteren | der galanteren | des galanteren | der galanteren | |
| dative | dem galanteren | der galanteren | dem galanteren | den galanteren | |
| accusative | den galanteren | die galantere | das galantere | die galanteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein galanterer | eine galantere | ein galanteres | (keine) galanteren |
| genitive | eines galanteren | einer galanteren | eines galanteren | (keiner) galanteren | |
| dative | einem galanteren | einer galanteren | einem galanteren | (keinen) galanteren | |
| accusative | einen galanteren | eine galantere | ein galanteres | (keine) galanteren | |
Superlative forms of galant
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am galantesten | sie ist am galantesten | es ist am galantesten | sie sind am galantesten | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | galantester | galanteste | galantestes | galanteste |
| genitive | galantesten | galantester | galantesten | galantester | |
| dative | galantestem | galantester | galantestem | galantesten | |
| accusative | galantesten | galanteste | galantestes | galanteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der galanteste | die galanteste | das galanteste | die galantesten |
| genitive | des galantesten | der galantesten | des galantesten | der galantesten | |
| dative | dem galantesten | der galantesten | dem galantesten | den galantesten | |
| accusative | den galantesten | die galanteste | das galanteste | die galantesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein galantester | eine galanteste | ein galantestes | (keine) galantesten |
| genitive | eines galantesten | einer galantesten | eines galantesten | (keiner) galantesten | |
| dative | einem galantesten | einer galantesten | einem galantesten | (keinen) galantesten | |
| accusative | einen galantesten | eine galanteste | ein galantestes | (keine) galantesten | |
Further reading
- “galant” in Duden online
- “galant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norman
Etymology
From Old French galant (“brave; noble; chivalrous”).
Noun
galant m (plural galants)
- (Jersey) boyfriend
Old French
Verb
galant
- present participle of galer
Adjective
galant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular galant or galante)
- brave; noble; chivalrous
Related terms
- gale
Descendants
- → Middle English: galant, galaunt
- English: gallant, gallaunt
- Middle French: galant
- French: galant (see there for further descendants)
- → Gallo: galant
- → Norman: galant
Romanian
Etymology
From French galant.
Adjective
galant m or n (feminine singular galantă, masculine plural galanți, feminine and neuter plural galante)
- gallant
Declension
Declension of galant
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | galant | galantă | galanți | galante | ||
| definite | galantul | galanta | galanții | galantele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | galant | galante | galanți | galante | ||
| definite | galantului | galantei | galanților | galantelor | |||
Swedish
Adjective
galant (comparative galantare, superlative galantast)
- gallant, courteous, flirtatious
Declension
| Inflection of galant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | galant | galantare | galantast |
| Neuter singular | galant | galantare | galantast |
| Plural | galanta | galantare | galantast |
| Masculine plural3 | galante | galantare | galantast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | galante | galantare | galantaste |
| All | galanta | galantare | galantaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Adverb
galant (not comparable)
- splendidly, swimmingly
- Det där fixade du galant
- You did that splendidly
- Det gick galant
- It went swimmingly
See also
- ridderlig (“chivalrous”)
References
- galant in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- galant in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- galant in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)