gallicinio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gallicinium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡal.liˈt͡ʃi.njo/
• Rhymes: -injo
• Hyphenation: gal‧li‧cì‧nio

Noun

gallicinio m (plural gallicini) (literary)

1. the crowing of the rooster
2. the period of the early morning when roosters begin to crow
   • 1876, Carlo Maria Curci, Lezioni esegetiche e morali sopra i quattro evangeli - Volume V [Exegetical and moral lessons on the four Gospels - Volume 5]‎^[1], Luigi Manuelli, page 178:

     A determinare il tempo del gallicinio, secondo che dagli antichi stessi si faceva, i cenni che se ne hanno da Macrobio non basterebbero, e forse neppure i più copiosi che se ne leggono in Censorino

     To determine the time of the gallicinio, as understood in ancient times, the mentions of Macrobius wouldn't suffice, and neither would the more numerous ones found in Censorinus

3. (Ancient Rome) the period of the night following midnight and preceding the first light of dawn

Related terms

• gallo

Further reading

• gallicinio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• colligiani

Latin

Noun

galliciniō n

1. dative/ablative singular of gallicinium