galant

See also: Galant

French

Etymology

Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.lɑ̃/

Verb

galant

  1. present participle of galer

Adjective

galant (feminine singular galante, masculine plural galants, feminine plural galantes)

  1. gallant, courteous, gentlemanly
  2. flirtatious, amorous; racy

Noun

galant m (plural galants)

  1. (archaic or humorous) suitor, admirer

Further reading

Anagrams

Gallo

Etymology

From Old French galant (“brave; noble; chivalrous”).

Noun

galant m (plural galants)

  1. lover

German

Etymology

From French galant

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ant

Adjective

galant (comparative galanter, superlative am galantesten)

  1. gallant

Declension

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

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

From Old French galant (“brave; noble; chivalrous”).

Noun

galant m (plural galants)

  1. (Jersey) boyfriend

Old French

Verb

galant

  1. present participle of galer

Adjective

galant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular galant or galante)

  1. brave; noble; chivalrous
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