galgulus

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to galbulus.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɫ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈɡal.ɡu.lus]

Noun

galgulus m (genitive galgulī); second declension

The witwall

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	galgulus	galgulī
genitive	galgulī	galgulōrum
dative	galgulō	galgulīs
accusative	galgulum	galgulōs
ablative	galgulō	galgulīs
vocative	galgule	galgulī

Descendants

Balkano-Romance:
- Aromanian: gangur, ganguru, galgur
- Romanian: grangur, gangur, grangor, grangure — popular
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: gogolo, >? galgulo
- Sicilian: gàjulu
Borrowings:
- → Albanian: gargull
- → Spanish: gálgulo

References

“galgulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
galgulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.