LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

gaulus

gaulus m (genitive gaulī)
Classical[ˈɡau̯.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡaːu̯.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea kind of round vase for drinking
  2. masculinea kind of Punic freight vessel

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegaulusgaulī
genitivegaulīgaulōrum
dativegaulōgaulīs
accusativegaulumgaulōs
ablativegaulōgaulīs
vocativegaulegaulī

gaulus, i, m. Sanscr. gōlas, a waterpot; cf. also galley, galleon, = γαυλός,
I. a pail, round vessel, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 32.—
II. A round merchant vessel, = Gr. γαῦλος (Hdt. 3, 136 sq.): genus navigii paene rotundum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 96 Müll.; cf. Gell. 10, 25, 5.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαυλός (gaulós) for the vase and γαῦλος (gaûlos) for the vessel. Ultimately a vinicultural loan which Greek has from Semitic, compare Biblical Hebrew גֻלָּה (gullāh), Ugaritic 𐎂𐎍 (gl) (the Phoenician is unattested), from Akkadian 𒄖𒌌𒆷𒌅 (gullatu, “a container”), of unknown non-Semitic origin. Doublet of culullus.

Quick answers

What does gaulus mean in Latin?
gaulus, a noun, means “a kind of round vase for drinking; a kind of Punic freight vessel”.
What is the genitive of gaulus?
The genitive singular is gaulī. gaulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce gaulus?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡau̯.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡaːu̯.lus].