Γαλάτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely derived from Proto-Celtic *galnati (“to be able”).[1] See also Κελτός (Keltós) and Latin Gallus, which might be from the same source.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Γᾰλᾰ́της • (Gălắtēs) m (genitive Γᾰλᾰ́του); first declension

  1. Gaul (native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France) (usually male)
  2. a Galatian

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Γᾰλᾰ́της; τοῦ Γᾰλᾰ́του (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Γᾰλᾰ́της
ho Gălắtēs 		τὼ Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ
tṑ Gălắtā 		οἱ Γᾰλᾰ́ται
hoi Gălắtai
Genitive τοῦ Γᾰλᾰ́του
toû Gălắtou 		τοῖν Γᾰλᾰ́ταιν
toîn Gălắtain 		τῶν Γᾰλᾰτῶν
tôn Gălătôn
Dative τῷ Γᾰλᾰ́τῃ
tōî Gălắtēi 		τοῖν Γᾰλᾰ́ταιν
toîn Gălắtain 		τοῖς Γᾰλᾰ́ταις
toîs Gălắtais
Accusative τὸν Γᾰλᾰ́την
tòn Gălắtēn 		τὼ Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ
tṑ Gălắtā 		τοὺς Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς
toùs Gălắtās
Vocative Γᾰλᾰ́τᾰ
Gălắtă 		Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱ
Gălắtā 		Γᾰλᾰ́ται
Gălắtai
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Γαλάτης (Galátis)
  • → Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍄𐍃 (galats)
  • → Latin: Galata

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149

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