galgulus

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to galbulus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɡäɫ̪ɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɡälɡulus]

Noun

galgulus m (genitive galgulī); second declension

1. The witwall

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galgulus	galgulī
Genitive	galgulī	galgulōrum
Dative	galgulō	galgulīs
Accusative	galgulum	galgulōs
Ablative	galgulō	galgulīs
Vocative	galgule	galgulī

Descendants

• Eastern Romance:
  • Aromanian: gangur, ganguru, galgur
  • Romanian: grangur, gangur, grangor, grangure — popular
• Old Spanish:
  • Spanish: gálgulo
• Sicilian: gàjulu
• → Albanian: gargull

References

• “galgulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• galgulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.