Galois

See also: galois

English

Proper noun

Galois

  1. A surname from French.
  2. French mathematician Évariste Galois

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French

Proper noun

Galois ?

  1. a surname from Old French; variant form Gallois

Old French

Etymology

Gales +‎ -ois

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈloi̯s/

Noun

Galois oblique singularm (oblique plural Galois, nominative singular Galois, nominative plural Galois)

  1. Welsh person; Welshman
    • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
      Percevaus li Galois
      Perceval the Welshman
    • c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
      Sire, sachiez bien antreset
      que Galois sont tuit par nature
      plus fol que bestes an pasture
      cist est ausi con une beste.
      Sire, you know that we both know
      That the Welsh are all by their nature
      More insane than the beasts in the fields
      And this one is as stupid as a beast.

Declension

Case masculine feminine
singular subject Galois Galoise
oblique Galois Galoise
plural subject Galois Galoises
oblique Galois Galoises

Descendants

  • French: Gallois