LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

gallaecus

gallaecus (feminine gallaeca, neuter gallaecum)
Classical[ɡalˈlae̯.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[ɡalˈlɛː.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveGalician

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegallaecusgallaecagallaecum
genitivegallaecīgallaecaegallaecī
dativegallaecōgallaecaegallaecō
accusativegallaecumgallaecamgallaecum
ablativegallaecōgallaecāgallaecō
vocativegallaecegallaecagallaecum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegallaecīgallaecaegallaeca
genitivegallaecōrumgallaecārumgallaecōrum
dativegallaecīsgallaecīsgallaecīs
accusativegallaecōsgallaecāsgallaeca
ablativegallaecīsgallaecīsgallaecīs
vocativegallaecīgallaecaegallaeca

Origins

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.

Descendants
  • Catalangallec
  • Portuguesegalego
  • Spanishgallego
  • EnglishGalleganfrom Spanish gallego
  • Asturiangallegu
  • Extremadurangallegu
  • Galiciangalego

Quick answers

What does gallaecus mean in Latin?
gallaecus, a adjective, means “Galician”.
How do you pronounce gallaecus?
In classical Latin, [ɡalˈlae̯.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡalˈlɛː.kus].