"galant" meaning in French

See galant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡa.lɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-galant.wav Forms: galante [feminine], galants [masculine, plural], galantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{der|fr|fro|galer}} Old French galer, {{der|fr|frk|*wela|*wala|well}} Frankish *wala (“well”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wela}} Proto-Germanic *wela, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-|*wel(h₁)-|to choose, wish}} Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} galant (feminine galante, masculine plural galants, feminine plural galantes)
  1. gallant, courteous, gentlemanly
    Sense id: en-galant-fr-adj-y1ZkH7tE
  2. flirtatious, amorous; racy
    Sense id: en-galant-fr-adj-4KIZsr6s Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 45 31 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: femme galante, galanterie, rendez-vous galant Related terms: gaulois (english: bawdy)
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ɡa.lɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-galant.wav Forms: galants [plural]
Etymology: Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{der|fr|fro|galer}} Old French galer, {{der|fr|frk|*wela|*wala|well}} Frankish *wala (“well”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wela}} Proto-Germanic *wela, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-|*wel(h₁)-|to choose, wish}} Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} galant m (plural galants)
  1. (archaic or humorous) suitor, admirer Tags: archaic, humorous, masculine
    Sense id: en-galant-fr-noun-ZwWsIpVv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Verb

IPA: /ɡa.lɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-galant.wav
Etymology: Present participle of Old French galer, from Frankish *wala (“well”), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”). Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{der|fr|fro|galer}} Old French galer, {{der|fr|frk|*wela|*wala|well}} Frankish *wala (“well”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wela}} Proto-Germanic *wela, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*welh₁-|*wel(h₁)-|to choose, wish}} Proto-Indo-European *wel(h₁)- (“to choose, wish”) Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} galant
  1. present participle of galer Tags: form-of, participle, present Form of: galer
    Sense id: en-galant-fr-verb--EvPJZKr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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        "3": "galer"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*wela",
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        "5": "to choose, wish"
      },
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "galants",
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      "english": "bawdy",
      "word": "gaulois"
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      "glosses": [
        "flirtatious, amorous; racy"
      ],
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          "racy",
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      "ipa": "/ɡa.lɑ̃/"
    },
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}

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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "suitor, admirer"
      ],
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}

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