Translingual

Proper noun

Gallus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae – the junglefowl including chickens.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clades; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Galliformes - order; Phasianidae - family; Phasianinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Gallus lafayetii, Gallus sonneratii, Gallus varius - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276

Latin

Etymology

Likely derived from Proto-Celtic *galn- ‎(“to be able”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.lus/, [ˈɡal.lʊs]

Proper noun

Gallus

1. A Roman cognomen, as in the name Gaius Cornelius Gallus, the first Roman governor of Egypt.

Noun

Gallus m ‎(genitive Gallī); second declension

1. a Gaul, an inhabitant of Gaul.
2. a Galatian

Inflection

Second declension.

Adjective

Gallus m ‎(feminine Galla, neuter Gallum); first/second declension

1. Gallic, Galatian

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Gallus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, ISBN 978-90-04-17336-1, page 149

Latin

gallus (rooster)

Noun

gallus m ‎(genitive gallī); second declension

1. A cock, rooster

Usage notes

The term gallus is inherently masculine, and so refers to a "rooster" (male chicken). The term gallīna is used for a "hen" (female chicken). The term pullus refers to a "chicken" without specifying the gender of the animal, although it often refers to a "chick".

Noun

gallus m ‎(genitive gallī); second declension

1. A Gaul

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

Descendants

See also

• pullus

References

• 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’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “gallus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• gallus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• gallus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• gallus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, 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)

1. daring; confident; cheeky.
2. (obsolete) Fit to be hanged; wicked; mischievous.

   • 1922: ’Twas murmur we did for a gallus potion would rouse a friar, I’m thinking, and he limp from leching. — James Joyce, Ulysses