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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Gallī

Gallī m pl (genitive Gallōrum)
Classical[ˈɡal.liː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡal.li]

Meaning

  1. Gauls, Gallic people: Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Gallī
genitive—Gallōrum
dative—Gallīs
accusative—Gallōs
ablative—Gallīs
vocative—Gallī

Galli, ōrum, m.,
I. the Gallic nation, the Gauls, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; afterwards also in Phrygia as Gallograeci or Galatae.—Of the Gallograeci, Liv. 38, 12 sq.—In sing.: Gallus, a Gaul: delegit Gallum ex his, quos auxilii causa secum habebat, Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 1; cf.: Gallus inter Gallos sine ulla suspicione versatus, id. ib. 5, 45, 4.—In fem.: Galla, ae, a female Gaul: inter quae (sacrificia extraordinaria) Gallus et Galla, Graecus et Graeca in foro boario sub terra vivi demissi sunt, Liv. 22, 57, 6.—Hence the pun with galla, gall-nut, Macr. S. 2, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. Gallĭa, ae, f., the country of the Gauls, Gaul, both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; the more precise name of the former is Gallia ulterior or Transalpina, and of the latter Gallia citerior or Cisalpina, v. h. vv.—Hence, in plur.: Galliae duae (provinciae) quas hoc tempore uno imperio videmus esse conjunctas, Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 3.—
B. Gallĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gauls, Gallic: muli viliores Gallicis cantheriis, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 21: ager, Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 11; Cic. Sull. 19, 53: humus, Ov. F. 4, 362: Oceanus, Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109; cf. sinus, id. 32, 2, 11, § 21: arma, Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 2: naves, id. ib. 3, 11, 5; 3, 14, 7: bella, id. ib. 4, 20, 1: lingua, id. ib. 1, 47, 4: mores, id. ib. 4, 3, 3; cf. consuetudo, id. ib. 4, 5, 2; 5, 14, 1: ostentatio, id. ib. 7, 53, 3 al.: canis, a greyhound, Ov. M. 1, 533: ventus, the north-northeast wind, Vitr. 1, 5. —Subst.: gallĭca, ae, f., a Gallic shoe: (redii) cum calceis et toga, nullis nec gallicis, nec lacerna, Cic. Phil. 2, 30, 76; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 6.—Adv.: Gallĭce, in Gallic: a Gallo et a Mauro Gallice et Maurice dicimus, Varr. ap. Gell. 2, 25, 8; Gell. 11, 7, 4.— *
C. Gallĭus, a, um, adj., Gallic: Galliae pro Gallicae, Sall. H. lib. IV.: duae Galliae mulieres conventum vitantes, etc., Non. 492, 30 sq.—
D. Gallus, a, um, adj., Gallic: Galla credulitas, Mart. 5, 1, 10: mulieres, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 15 Dietsch.—
E. Gallĭcānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Roman province Gallia (in Upper Italy), Gallican: legiones, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5: ratio atque res, id. Quint. 4, 15: ager, id. Cat. 2, 12, 26 (al. Gallicus, like ib. § 6): lana, Varr. L. L. 9, § 39 Müll.—Also in gen. for Gallic: catulus, Cat. 42, 6: jumenta, App. M. 10, p. 247.—Subst.: Gallĭcāni, ōrum, the Gallicans, Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 2.—In sing.: m., the inhabitants of the province Gallia, prius enim Gallus, dein Gallicanus, extremo Semiplacentinus haberi coeptus est, Cic. Pis. init.—*
F. Gallŭlus, a, um, adj., Gallic: Roma, poet. of the city Arelas, in southern Gaul, Aus. de Clar. Urb. 8, 2.
Galli, ōrum, v. 3. Gallus, II. A.

Origins

From Gallus (“Gaulish”)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

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Quick answers

What does Gallī mean in Latin?
Gallī, a proper noun, means “Gauls, Gallic people: Celtic tribes speaking Gaulish languages”.
What is the genitive of Gallī?
The genitive singular is Gallōrum. Gallī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Gallī?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡal.liː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡal.li].