Gallio

See also: gallio

English

Etymology 1

After the proconsul of Achaia in 53 A.D., Junius Annaeus Gallio, who refused to listen to the Jewish clamour against Paul (Acts, xviii. 12-17).

Noun

Gallio (plural Gallios)

1. (dated) A careless, easygoing man who keeps himself free from trouble and responsibility.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Gallio

1. A town in Vicenza, Italy.

Translations

town in Italy

• Cimbrian: Ghèl
• German: Gelle, Gäll
• Italian: Gallio
• Venetan: Gałio

Latin

Etymology

Related to Gallus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.oː/, [ˈɡälːʲioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.li.o/, [ˈɡälːio]

Proper noun

Galliō m sg (genitive Galliōnis); third declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Lucius Junius Gallio, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Galliō
genitive	Galliōnis
dative	Galliōnī
accusative	Galliōnem
ablative	Galliōne
vocative	Galliō

References

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