gallaecus

See also: Gallaecus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gallaecus
• gallaicus

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈlae̯.kus/, [ɡälˈlʲäe̯kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡalˈle.kus/, [ɡälˈlɛːkus]

Adjective

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

1. Galician

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	gallaecus	gallaeca	gallaecum		gallaecī	gallaecae	gallaeca
Genitive	gallaecī	gallaecae	gallaecī		gallaecōrum	gallaecārum	gallaecōrum
Dative	gallaecō		gallaecō		gallaecīs
Accusative	gallaecum	gallaecam	gallaecum		gallaecōs	gallaecās	gallaeca
Ablative	gallaecō	gallaecā	gallaecō		gallaecīs
Vocative	gallaece	gallaeca	gallaecum		gallaecī	gallaecae	gallaeca

Derived terms

• Gallaecia (“land of the Galicians”)

Descendants

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