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Galois

Galois

See also: galois

French

Proper noun

Galois

  1. A surname. from Old French. More at Modern French Gallois.

Old French

Etymology

Gales + -ois

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.lojs/

Noun

Galois m (oblique plural Galois, nominative singular Galois, nominative plural Galois)

  1. Welsh person; Welshman
    • circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
      Percevaus li Galois
      Perceval the Welshman
    • circa 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Perceval ou le conte du Graal:
      Sire, sachiez bien antreset
      que Galois sont tuit par nature
      plus fol que bestes an pasture
      cist est ausi con une beste.
      Sire, you know that we both know
      That the Welsh are all by their nature
      More insane than the beasts in the fields
      And this one is as stupid as a beast.

Declension

Descendants

galois

galois

See also: Galois

Old French

Adjective

galois m (oblique and nominative feminine singular galoise)

  1. Welsh

Descendants