Gallaeci
See also: gallaeci
English
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Noun
Gallaeci pl (plural only)
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Latin
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Etymology
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
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡalˈlae̯.kiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡalˈlɛː.t͡ʃi]
Proper noun
Gallaecī m pl (genitive Gallaecōrum); second declension
- A Celtic people of Hispania Tarraconensis, who dwelt in the northwestern part of the Iberian peninsula
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gallaecī |
| genitive | Gallaecōrum |
| dative | Gallaecīs |
| accusative | Gallaecōs |
| ablative | Gallaecīs |
| vocative | Gallaecī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- 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.