Gallus
See also: gallus
Translingual
Proper noun
Gallus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the junglefowl, including domestic chickens.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Galloanseri - superorder; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Phasianinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Gallus gallus (red junglefowl), Gallus lafayetii (Sri Lanka junglefowl), Gallus sonneratii (grey junglefowl), Gallus varius (green junglefowl) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Latin
Etymology 1
Likely derived from Proto-Celtic *galn- (“to be able”).[1] See also Ancient Greek Γαλάτης (Galátēs) and Κελτός (Keltós), which might be from the same source.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.lus/, [ˈɡal.lʊs]
Proper noun
Gallus
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Gallus | Gallī |
| Genitive | Gallī | Gallōrum |
| Dative | Gallō | Gallīs |
| Accusative | Gallum | Gallōs |
| Ablative | Gallō | Gallīs |
| Vocative | Galle | Gallī |
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Gallus | Galla | Gallum | Gallī | Gallae | Galla | |
| Genitive | Gallī | Gallae | Gallī | Gallōrum | Gallārum | Gallōrum | |
| Dative | Gallō | Gallae | Gallō | Gallīs | Gallīs | Gallīs | |
| Accusative | Gallum | Gallam | Gallum | Gallōs | Gallās | Galla | |
| Ablative | Gallō | Gallā | Gallō | Gallīs | Gallīs | Gallīs | |
| Vocative | Galle | Galla | Gallum | Gallī | Gallae | Galla | |
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Γάλλος (Gállos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.lus/, [ˈɡal.lʊs]
Proper noun
Gallus m (genitive Gallī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Gallus |
| Genitive | Gallī |
| Dative | Gallō |
| Accusative | Gallum |
| Ablative | Gallō |
| Vocative | Galle |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 351
- Gallus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gallus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Gallus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Gallus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 149
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