gallus

== English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== gallus plural of gallu === Etymology 2 === ==== Adverb ==== gallus (not comparable) Alternative form of gallows. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== gallus (plural galluses) (US, dialect, dated) One strap of a pair of galluses (suspenders). ===== Derived terms ===== one-gallus one-gallused == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɡal.lʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɡal.lus] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic *galsos, enlargement of *gl̥s-o-, zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *gols-o-, from *gelH- (“to call”); compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *galsas (“voice”), Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call”), Albanian gjuhë (“tongue; language”), and perhaps Welsh galw (“call”). ==== Noun ==== gallus m (genitive gallī); second declension a cock, rooster, cockerel ===== Usage notes ===== The term gallus is inherently masculine and refers to a "rooster"/"cock" (male chicken). The term gallīna is used for a "hen" (female chicken). The term pullus refers to a "chicken" without specifying the sex of the animal, although it often refers to a "chick". ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ==== See also ==== pullus cāpō === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== gallus m (genitive gallī, feminine galla); second declension alternative letter-case form of Gallus (“Gaul; Galatian”) ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. ==== Adjective ==== gallus (feminine galla, neuter gallum); first/second-declension adjective alternative letter-case form of Gallus (“Gaulish; Galatian”) ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. === Etymology 3 === From Ancient Greek γάλλος (gállos). Considered by some ancient and modern authorities to derive from the river Gallus, due to the notion that "its water made those who drank of it mad". A connection to the similar Sumerian priests of Inanna called gala has been suggested, but evidence is lacking. ==== Noun ==== gallus m (genitive gallī); second declension one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia and Rome who wore feminine clothes and typically castrated themselves ===== Usage notes ===== Some writers, such as Catullus, use the feminine singular galla (or feminine plural gallae, or both) instead. ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. === References === === Further reading === “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 Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “gallus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “gallus”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “gallus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers gallus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 “gallus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly == Scots == === Alternative forms === gallous === Etymology === A corruption of gallows, used attributively. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæləs/ === Adjective === gallus (comparative mair gallus, superlative maist gallus) daring; confident; cheeky. (obsolete) fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous