Gallio

See also: gallio

English

Etymology 1

After the proconsul of Achaia in 53 A.D., Junius Annaeus Gallio, who refused to listen to the Jewish clamour against Paul (Acts, xviii. 12-17).

Noun

Gallio (plural Gallios)

  1. (dated) A careless, easygoing man who keeps himself free from trouble and responsibility.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Gallio

  1. A town in Vicenza, Italy.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Related to Gallus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Galliō m sg (genitive Galliōnis); third declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Lucius Junius Gallio, a Roman rhetorician

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Galliō
Genitive Galliōnis
Dative Galliōnī
Accusative Galliōnem
Ablative Galliōne
Vocative Galliō

References
  • Gallio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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