Latin proper noun and noun
Gallus
Gallus, Gallī m.
Gallus is a Latin proper noun and noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “Gauls” (2 times) and “the Gauls” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from Gallus to the words it goes with.
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres, quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur.
Gaul as a whole is divided into three parts, one of which the Belgians inhabit, the Aquitanians another, and those who are called Celts in their own language, Gauls in ours, inhabit the third.
Galli: joined with Celtae.
Gallos ab Aquitanis Garumna flumen, a Belgis Matrona et Sequana dividit.
The Garumna river divides the Gauls from the Aquitani, and the Matrona and Sequana divide them from the Belgae.
Gallos: object of dividit.
Qua de causa Helvetii quoque reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt, quod fere cotidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt…
For this reason, the Helvetii also surpass the rest of the Gauls in courage, because they contend with the Germans in almost daily battles, since they either keep them from their own territory or themselves wage war in their territory.
Gallos: object of praecedunt.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Galli | Nominative · Plural · Masculine | 1 |
| gallos | Accusative · Plural · Masculine | 1 |
| Gallos | Accusative · Plural · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to Gallus by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.
- About the accusativeThe Latin accusative marks the direct object and follows prepositions of motion such as ad and in. Uses and endings, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.