gaulus

Latin

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡau̯.lus/, [ˈɡau̯.ɫʊs]

Noun

gaulus m (genitive gaulī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gaulus gaulī
Genitive gaulī gaulōrum
Dative gaulō gaulīs
Accusative gaulum gaulōs
Ablative gaulō gaulīs
Vocative gaule gaulī

References
  • Brown, John Pairman (1995) Israel and Hellas (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 231), volume I, Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, pages 146–148
  • gaulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gaulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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