gallicus

Latin

Etymology

From Gallia (Gaul) +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gallicus (feminine gallica, neuter gallicum, adverb gallicē); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (historical) Gallic, Gaulish, of or related to ancient Gaul and the Gauls
  2. (Medieval Latin) Frankish, of or related to the medieval Franks and their kingdoms
  3. (New Latin) French, of or related to modern France and the French

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative gallicus gallica gallicum gallicī gallicae gallica
genitive gallicī gallicae gallicī gallicōrum gallicārum gallicōrum
dative gallicō gallicae gallicō gallicīs
accusative gallicum gallicam gallicum gallicōs gallicās gallica
ablative gallicō gallicā gallicō gallicīs
vocative gallice gallica gallicum gallicī gallicae gallica

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: galgu
  • English: Gallic
  • Old French: galoche (possibly)
  • Galician: galgo
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: galgo
  • Spanish: galgo
  • Greek: γαλλικός (gallikós)

References

  • gallicus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.