Gallia

See also: gallia and Gàl·lia

Aromanian

Proper noun

Gallia f

1. France

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑlːiɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝lːiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Gal‧li‧a

Proper noun

Gallia

1. Gaul (ancient Roman region)

Declension

Inflection of Gallia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Gallia	—
genitive		Gallian	—
partitive		Galliaa	—
illative		Galliaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Gallia	—
accusative	nom.	Gallia	—
	gen.	Gallian
genitive		Gallian	—
partitive		Galliaa	—
inessive		Galliassa	—
elative		Galliasta	—
illative		Galliaan	—
adessive		Gallialla	—
ablative		Gallialta	—
allative		Gallialle	—
essive		Galliana	—
translative		Galliaksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		Galliatta	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Gallia (type kulkija)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galliani — accusative nom. Galliani — gen. Galliani genitive Galliani — partitive Galliaani — inessive Galliassani — elative Galliastani — illative Galliaani — adessive Galliallani — ablative Gallialtani — allative Gallialleni — essive Gallianani — translative Galliakseni — instructive — — abessive Galliattani — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galliasi — accusative nom. Galliasi — gen. Galliasi genitive Galliasi — partitive Galliaasi — inessive Galliassasi — elative Galliastasi — illative Galliaasi — adessive Galliallasi — ablative Gallialtasi — allative Galliallesi — essive Gallianasi — translative Galliaksesi — instructive — — abessive Galliattasi — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Galliamme — accusative nom. Galliamme — gen. Galliamme genitive Galliamme — partitive Galliaamme — inessive Galliassamme — elative Galliastamme — illative Galliaamme — adessive Galliallamme — ablative Gallialtamme — allative Galliallemme — essive Gallianamme — translative Galliaksemme — instructive — — abessive Galliattamme — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gallianne — accusative nom. Gallianne — gen. Gallianne genitive Gallianne — partitive Galliaanne — inessive Galliassanne — elative Galliastanne — illative Galliaanne — adessive Galliallanne — ablative Gallialtanne — allative Galliallenne — essive Galliananne — translative Galliaksenne — instructive — — abessive Galliattanne — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Galliansa — accusative nom. Galliansa — gen. Galliansa genitive Galliansa — partitive Galliaansa — inessive Galliassaan Galliassansa — elative Galliastaan Galliastansa — illative Galliaansa — adessive Galliallaan Galliallansa — ablative Gallialtaan Gallialtansa — allative Gallialleen Galliallensa — essive Gallianaan Gallianansa — translative Galliakseen Galliaksensa — instructive — — abessive Galliattaan Galliattansa — comitative — —

Derived terms

• gallialainen

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.lja/
• Rhymes: -allja
• Hyphenation: Gàl‧lia

Proper noun

Gallia f

1. Gaul (a Roman-era region roughly corresponding to modern France and Belgium)

Related terms

• gallico
• gallo

Anagrams

• algali, gallai, gialla

Latin

Etymology

From gallus (“a Gaul”) +‎ -ia. The medieval application to Wales is by conflation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.a/, [ˈɡälːʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.a/, [ˈɡälːiä]

Proper noun

Gallia f (genitive Galliae); first declension

1. (Classical Latin) The lands of the Gauls; various tribes primarily inhabiting what is now modern-day France and Belgium
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1:

     Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.

     Gaul is a whole divided into three parts.

2. (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of Wallia (“Wales”)
3. (New Latin) France (a country in Western Europe)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Gallia	Galliae
Genitive	Galliae	Galliārum
Dative	Galliae	Galliīs
Accusative	Galliam	Galliās
Ablative	Galliā	Galliīs
Vocative	Gallia	Galliae
Locative	Galliae	Galliīs

Derived terms

• Gallia Belgica
• Gallia Lugdūnēnsis
• Gallia Narbōnēnsis
• Gallia Trānspadāna
• Trēs Galliae

 

Descendants

• French: Jaille
• → Ancient Greek: Γᾰλλῐ́ᾱ (Gallíā)
  • Greek: Γαλλία (Gallía)
    • → Aromanian: Galii
• → Catalan: Gàl·lia
• → Finnish: Gallia
• → Italian: Gallia
• → Japanese: ガリア
• → Portuguese: Gália
• → Spanish: Galia

References

• “Gallia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Gallia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Gallia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC