gallaecus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Gallaecus gallaicus === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡalˈlae̯.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡalˈlɛː.kus] === Adjective === gallaecus (feminine gallaeca, neuter gallaecum); first/second-declension adjective Galician ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== Gallaecia (“land of the Galicians”) ==== Descendants ==== === References ===