Galli

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Galli, ōrum, m.,

I the Gallic nation , the Gauls , both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; afterwards also in Phrygia as Gallograeci or Galatae.—Of the Gallograeci, Liv. 38, 12 sq.—In sing.: Gallus , a Gaul : delegit Gallum ex his, quos auxilii causa secum habebat, Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 1; cf.: Gallus inter Gallos sine ulla suspicione versatus, id. ib. 5, 45, 4.—In fem. : Galla , ae, a female Gaul : inter quae (sacrificia extraordinaria) Gallus et Galla, Graecus et Graeca in foro boario sub terra vivi demissi sunt, Liv. 22, 57, 6.—Hence the pun with galla, gall-nut , Macr. S. 2, 2.—

II Derivv.

A Gallĭa , ae, f., the country of the Gauls , Gaul , both beyond the Rhine and in Upper Italy; the more precise name of the former is Gallia ulterior or Transalpina, and of the latter Gallia citerior or Cisalpina, v. h. vv.—Hence, in plur.: Galliae duae (provinciae) quas hoc tempore uno imperio videmus esse conjunctas, Cic. Prov. Cons. 2, 3.—

B Gallĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Gauls , Gallic : muli viliores Gallicis cantheriis, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 21: ager, Caes. B. G. 1, 31, 11; Cic. Sull. 19, 53: humus, Ov. F. 4, 362: Oceanus, Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109; cf. sinus, id. 32, 2, 11, § 21: arma, Caes. B. G. 1, 22, 2: naves, id. ib. 3, 11, 5; 3, 14, 7: bella, id. ib. 4, 20, 1: lingua, id. ib. 1, 47, 4: mores, id. ib. 4, 3, 3; cf. consuetudo, id. ib. 4, 5, 2; 5, 14, 1: ostentatio, id. ib. 7, 53, 3 al.: canis, a greyhound , Ov. M. 1, 533: ventus, the north-northeast wind , Vitr. 1, 5. —Subst.: gallĭca , ae, f., a Gallic shoe : (redii) cum calceis et toga, nullis nec gallicis, nec lacerna, Cic. Phil. 2, 30, 76; cf. Gell. 13, 21, 6.—Adv.: Gallĭce , in Gallic : a Gallo et a Mauro Gallice et Maurice dicimus, Varr. ap. Gell. 2, 25, 8; Gell. 11, 7, 4.— *

C Gallĭus , a, um, adj., Gallic : Galliae pro Gallicae, Sall. H. lib. IV.: duae Galliae mulieres conventum vitantes, etc., Non. 492, 30 sq.—

D Gallus , a, um, adj., Gallic : Galla credulitas, Mart. 5, 1, 10: mulieres, Sall. H. Fragm. 4, 15 Dietsch.—

E Gallĭcānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Roman province Gallia ( in Upper Italy ), Gallican : legiones, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 5: ratio atque res, id. Quint. 4, 15: ager, id. Cat. 2, 12, 26 (al. Gallicus, like ib. § 6): lana, Varr. L. L. 9, § 39 Müll.—Also in gen. for Gallic : catulus, Cat. 42, 6: jumenta, Ap. Met. 10, 18, 18.—Subst.: Gallĭcāni , ōrum, the Gallicans , Varr. R. R. 1, 32, 2.—In sing.: m. , the inhabitants of the province Gallia , prius enim Gallus, dein Gallicanus, extremo Semiplacentinus haberi coeptus est, Cic. Pis. init. —*

F Gallŭlus , a, um, adj., Gallic : Roma, poet. of the city Arelas, in southern Gaul, Aus. de Clar. Urb. 8, 2.

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