Gallia

See also: gallia and Gàl·lia

Aromanian

Proper noun

Gallia f

1. France (a country in Western Europe)

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑlːiɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝lːiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Gal‧lia

Proper noun

Gallia

1. (chiefly historical) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)

Declension

Inflection of Gallia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Gallia	—
genitive		Gallian	—
partitive		Galliaa	—
illative		Galliaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Gallia	—
accusative	nom.	Gallia	—
	gen.	Gallian
genitive		Gallian	—
partitive		Galliaa	—
inessive		Galliassa	—
elative		Galliasta	—
illative		Galliaan	—
adessive		Gallialla	—
ablative		Gallialta	—
allative		Gallialle	—
essive		Galliana	—
translative		Galliaksi	—
abessive		Galliatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Gallia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galliani — accusative nom. Galliani — gen. Galliani genitive Galliani — partitive Galliaani — inessive Galliassani — elative Galliastani — illative Galliaani — adessive Galliallani — ablative Gallialtani — allative Gallialleni — essive Gallianani — translative Galliakseni — abessive Galliattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Galliasi — accusative nom. Galliasi — gen. Galliasi genitive Galliasi — partitive Galliaasi — inessive Galliassasi — elative Galliastasi — illative Galliaasi — adessive Galliallasi — ablative Gallialtasi — allative Galliallesi — essive Gallianasi — translative Galliaksesi — abessive Galliattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Galliamme — accusative nom. Galliamme — gen. Galliamme genitive Galliamme — partitive Galliaamme — inessive Galliassamme — elative Galliastamme — illative Galliaamme — adessive Galliallamme — ablative Gallialtamme — allative Galliallemme — essive Gallianamme — translative Galliaksemme — abessive Galliattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gallianne — accusative nom. Gallianne — gen. Gallianne genitive Gallianne — partitive Galliaanne — inessive Galliassanne — elative Galliastanne — illative Galliaanne — adessive Galliallanne — ablative Gallialtanne — allative Galliallenne — essive Galliananne — translative Galliaksenne — abessive Galliattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Galliansa — accusative nom. Galliansa — gen. Galliansa genitive Galliansa — partitive Galliaansa — inessive Galliassaan Galliassansa — elative Galliastaan Galliastansa — illative Galliaansa — adessive Galliallaan Galliallansa — ablative Gallialtaan Gallialtansa — allative Gallialleen Galliallensa — essive Gallianaan Gallianansa — translative Galliakseen Galliaksensa — abessive Galliattaan Galliattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• gallialainen

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gallia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.lja/
• Rhymes: -allja
• Hyphenation: Gàl‧lia

Proper noun

Gallia f

1. (chiefly historical) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)

Related terms

• gallico
• gallo

Anagrams

• algali, gallai, gialla

Latin

Etymology

From Gallus (“a Gaul”) +‎ -ia. The medieval application to Wales is by conflation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.a/, [ˈɡälːʲiä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.a/, [ˈɡälːiä]

Proper noun

Gallia f (genitive Galliae); first declension

1. (Classical Latin) Gaul (a historical region of Western Europe referring to areas occupied by Celts during Roman times, roughly corresponding to modern France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerland, and parts of Northern Italy (Lombardy), the Netherlands, and Germany west of the Rhine)
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.1:

     Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.

     Gaul is a whole divided into three parts.

2. (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of Wallia: Wales (a medieval principality and region of the Kingdom of England)
3. (New Latin) France (a country in Western Europe)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative.

	singular	plural
nominative	Gallia	Galliae
genitive	Galliae	Galliārum
dative	Galliae	Galliīs
accusative	Galliam	Galliās
ablative	Galliā	Galliīs
vocative	Gallia	Galliae
locative	Galliae	Galliīs

Derived terms

• Gallia Belgica
• Gallia Lugdūnēnsis
• Gallia Narbōnēnsis
• Gallia Trānspadāna
• Trēs Galliae

Descendants

• French: Jaille
• → Ancient Greek: Γᾰλλῐ́ᾱ (Găllĭ́ā)
  • Greek: Γαλλία (Gallía)
    • → Aromanian: Galii
• → Catalan: Gàl·lia
• → Finnish: Gallia
• → Italian: Gallia
• → Japanese: ガリア
• → Portuguese: Gália
• → Romanian: Galia
• → Spanish: Galia

References

• “Gallia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Gallia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “Gallia”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC