Gallaeci
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See also: gallaeci
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gallaeci pl (plural only)
Derived terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Gallaecia-Dioclecianus.png/220px-Gallaecia-Dioclecianus.png)
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Alternative forms
[edit]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 Latin) 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 |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]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.
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- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from Lusitanian
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
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