Gallus

1.

Galli, ōrum, m., 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, [p. 801] 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,

App. M. 10, p. 247.— 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.

2.

Galli, ōrum, v. 3. Gallus, II. A.