gallaecus
Appearance
See also: Gallaecus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of a local Celtic tribe (compare Ancient Greek Καλλαϊκοί (Kallaïkoí)); either from Proto-Celtic *kallī- (“wood”) or from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kl̥H-ní-s (“hill”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelH-; + a relational suffix *-aecus, of Lusitanian or Hispano-Celtic origin.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡalˈlae̯.kus/, [ɡälˈlʲäe̯kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡalˈle.kus/, [ɡälˈlɛːkus]
Adjective
[edit]gallaecus (feminine gallaeca, neuter gallaecum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | gallaecus | gallaeca | gallaecum | gallaecī | gallaecae | gallaeca | |
genitive | gallaecī | gallaecae | gallaecī | gallaecōrum | gallaecārum | gallaecōrum | |
dative | gallaecō | gallaecae | gallaecō | gallaecīs | |||
accusative | gallaecum | gallaecam | gallaecum | gallaecōs | gallaecās | gallaeca | |
ablative | gallaecō | gallaecā | gallaecō | gallaecīs | |||
vocative | gallaece | gallaeca | gallaecum | gallaecī | gallaecae | gallaeca |
Derived terms
[edit]- Gallaecia (“land of the Galicians”)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Moralejo, Juan J. (2008). Callaica nomina: estudios de onomástica gallega. A Coruña: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, pages 113–148. →ISBN.