Gallaeci
See also: gallaeci
English edit
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Noun edit
Gallaeci pl (plural only)
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Latin edit
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Etymology edit
From the endonym of a local Celtic tribe (compare Ancient Greek Καλλαϊκοί (Kallaïkoí)). Either from Proto-Celtic *kallī (“wood”) or from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- + a relational suffix *-aeco, of Lusitanian origin.[1] Compare also Gallus, Gallia, and Portus Cale, whence Portugal. See also Gael, Galway.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡalˈlae̯.kiː/, [ɡälˈlʲäe̯kiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡalˈle.t͡ʃi/, [ɡälˈlɛːt͡ʃi]
Proper noun edit
Gallaecī m pl (genitive Gallaecōrum); second declension
- A Celtic people of Hispania Tarraconensis, who dwelt in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Gallaecī |
Genitive | Gallaecōrum |
Dative | Gallaecīs |
Accusative | Gallaecōs |
Ablative | Gallaecīs |
Vocative | Gallaecī |
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References edit
- Gallaeci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Moralejo, Juan J. (2008). Callaica nomina: estudios de onomástica gallega. A Coruña: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, pages 113–148. →ISBN.