Gallus

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) Gallic, Gaulish
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) Galatian

Name

A Roman cognomen, as in the name Gaius Cornelius Gallus, the first Roman governor of Egypt.

Name

A river of Bithynia and tributary of the Sangarius.

Concepts

Gaul

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Gallic

Gaulish

Gallus

Synonyms

Gallia

Gallicus

Translations

galo

Gaulois

gaulois

Gallier

gallo

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Galliër

gallico

Gallo

Gallië

hoen

gaulês

francés

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɡal.lʊs]

Etymology

Likely derived from Proto-Celtic *galnati (“to be able”). See also Ancient Greek Γαλάτης (Galátēs), which might be from the same source.