Gallic
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gallic in British English:
UK [ˈgælɪk]
How to pronounce Gallic in American English:
US [ˈɡælɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls
- of or pertaining to France or the people of France
Word Origin
- Gallic
- Gallic: see galoshes
- Gallic (adj.)
- 1670s, "of or pertaining to the French," from Latin Gallicus "pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls," from Latin Gallia "Gaul" and Gallus "a Gaul" from a native Celtic name (see Gaelic), though some connect the word with prehistoric West Germanic *walkhoz "foreigners" (see Welsh). Originally used in English rhetorically or mockingly for "French." The cock as a symbol of France is based on the pun of Gallus "a Gaul" and Latin gallus "cock" (see gallinaceous). Earlier was Gallican (1590s). It means not simply 'French,' but 'characteristically', 'delightfully', 'distressingly', or 'amusingly' 'French' ... not 'of France', but 'of the typical Frenchman'. [Fowler] As "of or pertaining to the ancient Gauls" from 1796.
Example
- 1. Combines with their gallic laziness .
- 2. Determination of gallic acid in phyllanthus urinaria by hplc .
- 3. And their commanders , with gallic fatalism , let them go .
- 4. In lebanon , which became a french protectorate after the first world war , the gallic link is even more obvious .
- 5. For france , europe offers a means of managing german power and projecting gallic influence .