galop
English
Etymology
From French galop; named after the fastest running gait of a horse (see gallop), a shortened version of the original term galoppade.
Noun
galop (plural galops)
- A lively French country dance of the nineteenth century, a forerunner of the polka, combining a glissade with a chassé on alternate feet, usually in a fast 2/4 time.
- The music for a dance of this kind.
Verb
galop (third-person singular simple present galops, present participle galoping or galopping, simple past and past participle galoped or galopped)
- To dance the galop.
Anagrams
- Gopal
Afrikaans
Etymology
From English gallop.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
galop (present galop, present participle galoppende, past participle gegalop or galop)
- gallop
Catalan
Etymology
Deverbal from galopar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɔp/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɔp/
Noun
galop m (plural galops)
- gallop (fastest gait of a horse)
- (music) galop (country dance in 2/4 time)
Related terms
- galop tirat
- galop curt
- galopar
Further reading
- “galop” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Danish
Etymology
From French galop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡalɔp/, [ɡ̊aˈlʌb̥]
Noun
galop c (singular definite galoppen, plural indefinite galopper)
- gallop
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | galop | galoppen | galopper | galopperne |
| genitive | galops | galoppens | galoppers | galoppernes |
Further reading
- “galop” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From galoper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.lo/
- IPA(key): /ɡa.lɔ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium)
- Rhymes: -o, -ɔ
- Homophones: galops (general), gallo (form 1 only)
Noun
galop m (plural galops)
- gallop
Derived terms
- au grand galop
- chassez le naturel, il revient au galop
Descendants
- → Danish: galop
- → English: galop
- → Italian: galop
Further reading
- “galop”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French galop.
Noun
galop m (invariable)
- galop (originally German folk dance)
Further reading
- galop in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Galopp, from French galop.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡa.lɔp/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɔp
- Syllabification: ga‧lop
Noun
galop m inan (diminutive galopek)
- canter (three-beat horse gait)
- (colloquial) fast run of a person
- (colloquial) very rapid pace of changes
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | galop |
| genitive | galopu |
| dative | galopowi |
| accusative | galop |
| instrumental | galopem |
| locative | galopie |
| vocative | galopie |
Noun
galop m inan
- (historical) galop (lively French country dance of the nineteenth century)
- (historical, music) galop (music for a dance of this kind)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galop | galopy |
| genitive | galopa | galopów |
| dative | galopowi | galopom |
| accusative | galopa | galopy |
| instrumental | galopem | galopami |
| locative | galopie | galopach |
| vocative | galopie | galopy |
Derived terms
- galopowy
- galopem
- galopada
- galopant
- galopka
- galopować impf
Further reading
- galop in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- galop in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French galop.
Noun
galop n (plural galopuri)
- gallop
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) galop | galopul | (niște) galopuri | galopurile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) galop | galopului | (unor) galopuri | galopurilor |
| vocative | galopule | galopurilor | ||
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡǎlop/
- Hyphenation: ga‧lop
Noun
gàlop m (Cyrillic spelling га̀лоп)
- gallop
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galop | galopi |
| genitive | galopa | galopa |
| dative | galopu | galopima |
| accusative | galop | galope |
| vocative | galope | galopi |
| locative | galopu | galopima |
| instrumental | galopom | galopima |