gabalus

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish gabulum, from Proto-Celtic *gablā (fork, forked branch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (whence habeō).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ba.lus/, [ˈɡa.ba.ɫʊs]

Noun

gabalus m (genitive gabalī); second declension

  1. a gallows, gibbet
  2. a cross (instrument of torture)
  3. a fork (instrument ot torture)

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative gabalus gabalī
Genitive gabalī gabalōrum
Dative gabalō gabalīs
Accusative gabalum gabalōs
Ablative gabalō gabalīs
Vocative gabale gabalī

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References

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