Γαλάτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς (Galátās) — Doric

Etymology

Likely derived from Proto-Celtic *galnati (“to be able”). See also Κελτός (Keltós) and Latin Gallus, which might be from the same source.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lá.tɛːs/ → /ɣaˈla.tis/ → /ɣaˈla.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ɡa.lá.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈla.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈla.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈla.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ɣaˈla.tis/

Noun

Γᾰλᾰ́της • (Galátēs) m (genitive Γᾰλᾰ́του); first declension

1. a Gaul
2. a Galatian

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γᾰλᾰ́της; τοῦ Γᾰλᾰ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Γᾰλᾰ́της ho Galátēs	τὼ Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Galátā	οἱ Γᾰλᾰ́ται hoi Galátai
Genitive	τοῦ Γᾰλᾰ́του toû Galátou	τοῖν Γᾰλᾰ́ταιν toîn Galátain	τῶν Γᾰλᾰτῶν tôn Galatôn
Dative	τῷ Γᾰλᾰ́τῃ tôi Galátēi	τοῖν Γᾰλᾰ́ταιν toîn Galátain	τοῖς Γᾰλᾰ́ταις toîs Galátais
Accusative	τὸν Γᾰλᾰ́την tòn Galátēn	τὼ Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ tṑ Galátā	τοὺς Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς toùs Galátās
Vocative	Γᾰλᾰ́τᾰ Galáta	Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ Galátā	Γᾰλᾰ́ται Galátai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Γᾰλᾰτῐ́ᾱ (Galatíā)

Descendants

• Greek: Γαλάτης (Galátis)
• → Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃 (galats)
• → Latin: Galata

Further reading

• Γαλάτης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
• G1052 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011