galgulus

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to galbulus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɡäɫ̪ɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡal.ɡu.lus/, [ˈɡälɡulus]

Noun

galgulus m (genitive galgulī); second declension

The witwall

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galgulus	galgulī
Genitive	galgulī	galgulōrum
Dative	galgulō	galgulīs
Accusative	galgulum	galgulōs
Ablative	galgulō	galgulīs
Vocative	galgule	galgulī

Descendants

Eastern Romance:
- Aromanian: gangur, ganguru, galgur
- Romanian: grangur, gangur, grangor, grangure
Old Spanish:
- Spanish: gálgulo
Sicilian: gàjulu
→ Albanian: gargull

References

“galgulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
galgulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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