Gallic

See also: gallic

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Alternative forms

• gallic

Etymology

From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), from Gallia (“Gaul”) + -icus (“-ic: forming adj.”), used archaically in New Latin and English in reference to modern France.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡælɪk/
• Rhymes: -ælɪk

Adjective

Gallic (comparative more Gallic, superlative most Gallic)

1. (historical) Of or related to Gaul or the Gauls.

   Synonyms: Gaulish, (obsolete) Gallian

2. (historical) Synonym of Frankish, of or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franks.
3. Synonym of French, of or related to modern France or the French.
   • 1983 February 12, Michael Bronski, “Tootsie and the Gender Benders”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 29, page 13:

     This dislocation of gender roles in popular entertainment seems to have started with La Cage Aux Folles. This Gallic drag remake of You Can't Take It With You was a huge success at the box office while managing to present gay characters as comic though never foolish.

Derived terms

• gallice
• gallicism
• Gallicity
• gallicize
• Gallicness
• gallium

Translations

of or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants

Catalan: gal (ca), gàl·lic (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 高卢的 Czech: galský (cs) Danish: gallisk Finnish: gallialainen (fi) French: gaulois (fr) German: gallisch (de) Irish: Francach (ga) Italian: gallico (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: gallisk Nynorsk: gallisk Polish: galijski (pl) Russian: галльский (ru) (gallʹskij) Spanish: galo (es)

References

• “Gallic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.