Meaning

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

    gallisch

    галльскийgallʹskij

    of or pertaining to Gaul or the Gauls

  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.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The German eagle was defeated by the Gallic rooster.

    ruНемецкий орёл был побеждён галльским петухом. — marafon

    deDer deutsche Adler wurde vom gallischen Hahn besiegt. — Ioan_Cristian

  2. This is a Gallic find.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · A1Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  3. The Gallic troops were exhausted.

  4. Then the fanatic Gallic forces of the Revolution entered the Rhineland, and laid the magnificent castle in ruins.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of or relating to ancient Gaul or its inhabitants:

Origin

From Latin Gallicus (“of or related to Gaul”), from Gallia (“Gaul”) + -icus (“-ic: forming

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.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more Gallic, most Gallic
Comparativemore Gallic Lesson
Superlativemost Gallic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
FrenchA2GaulishGallianFrankishof or related to the medieval Frankish kingdom or the Franksof or related to modern France or the French
Close in meaning
  • of or pertaining to France or the people of France:French

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Gallic — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto