galli cantus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === gallicantus (Medieval Latin) === Etymology === Literally, “crow of the cockerel”, in reference to the time of day that cockerels begin to crow. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡal.liː ˈkan.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡal.li ˈkan.tus] === Noun === gallī cantus m (genitive gallī cantūs); fourth declension (literal) crow of the cockerel (Late Latin, metonymic) cockcrow (the time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light) Synonym: gallicinium ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable portion with a fourth-declension noun. === Further reading === R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “gallicantus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC