gallaecus

See also: Gallaecus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Adjective

gallaecus (feminine gallaeca, neuter gallaecum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Galician

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
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

Descendants

  • Asturian: gallegu
  • Catalan: gallec
  • Extremaduran: gallegu
  • Galician: galego
  • Portuguese: galego
  • Spanish: gallego

References

  1. ^ Moralejo, Juan J. (2008). Callaica nomina: estudios de onomástica gallega. A Coruña: Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza, pages 113–148. →ISBN.
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