Galicia

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See also: galicia, galícia, and Galícia

English

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: gə-'lĭs-ē-ə, gə-lĭsh'ə, IPA(key): /ɡəˈlɪ.si.ə/, /ɡəˈlɪ.ʃə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
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  • Rhymes: -ɪʃə
  • Hyphenation: Ga‧li‧ci‧a

Etymology 1

Location of Galicia (red) in Spain.

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (a Celtic tribe in the region).

Proper noun

Galicia

  1. A former Iberian kingdom, now an autonomous region of Spain.
    • 2000, Glanville Price, Encyclopedia of the languages of Europe, reimpression, illustrated edition, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, page 367:
      There is sometimes a further subdivision of the Old Portuguese period into a Galician-Portuguese period (origins to 1350), during which the linguistic and cultural unity of Galicia and Portugal remained strong, and the Old Portuguese period proper (1350–1540).
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Etymology 2

Location of Galicia (red) in Austria-Hungary.

From Medieval Latin Gallicia or Gallitia, from Old East Slavic Галичь (Galičĭ, Halych, a city in present-day Ukraine), ultimate origin uncertain.

Proper noun

Galicia

  1. A historical kingdom in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine.
    • 1996, Lonnie R. Johnson, chapter 9, in Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends, page 175:
      The czar had declared the "liberation" of the Ukrainian minorities inhabiting the eastern portion of the Austrian imperial province of Galicia, the Austrian portion of partitioned Poland, to be one of Russia's objectives.
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Asturian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (a tribe in the region).

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Proper noun

Galicia f

  1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish Galicia.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Galicia

  1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Declension

Inflection of Galicia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Galicia
genitive Galician
partitive Galiciaa
illative Galiciaan
singular plural
nominative Galicia
accusative nom. Galicia
gen. Galician
genitive Galician
partitive Galiciaa
inessive Galiciassa
elative Galiciasta
illative Galiciaan
adessive Galicialla
ablative Galicialta
allative Galicialle
essive Galiciana
translative Galiciaksi
abessive Galiciatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Galicia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Galiciani
accusative nom. Galiciani
gen. Galiciani
genitive Galiciani
partitive Galiciaani
inessive Galiciassani
elative Galiciastani
illative Galiciaani
adessive Galiciallani
ablative Galicialtani
allative Galicialleni
essive Galicianani
translative Galiciakseni
abessive Galiciattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Galiciasi
accusative nom. Galiciasi
gen. Galiciasi
genitive Galiciasi
partitive Galiciaasi
inessive Galiciassasi
elative Galiciastasi
illative Galiciaasi
adessive Galiciallasi
ablative Galicialtasi
allative Galiciallesi
essive Galicianasi
translative Galiciaksesi
abessive Galiciattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Galiciamme
accusative nom. Galiciamme
gen. Galiciamme
genitive Galiciamme
partitive Galiciaamme
inessive Galiciassamme
elative Galiciastamme
illative Galiciaamme
adessive Galiciallamme
ablative Galicialtamme
allative Galiciallemme
essive Galicianamme
translative Galiciaksemme
abessive Galiciattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Galicianne
accusative nom. Galicianne
gen. Galicianne
genitive Galicianne
partitive Galiciaanne
inessive Galiciassanne
elative Galiciastanne
illative Galiciaanne
adessive Galiciallanne
ablative Galicialtanne
allative Galiciallenne
essive Galiciananne
translative Galiciaksenne
abessive Galiciattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Galiciansa
accusative nom. Galiciansa
gen. Galiciansa
genitive Galiciansa
partitive Galiciaansa
inessive Galiciassaan
Galiciassansa
elative Galiciastaan
Galiciastansa
illative Galiciaansa
adessive Galiciallaan
Galiciallansa
ablative Galicialtaan
Galicialtansa
allative Galicialleen
Galiciallensa
essive Galicianaan
Galicianansa
translative Galiciakseen
Galiciaksensa
abessive Galiciattaan
Galiciattansa
instructive
comitative

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Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (a tribe in the region).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈliθjɐ/, /ɡaˈlisjɐ/
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Proper noun

Galicia f

  1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese or Galician Galicia, from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (a tribe in the region). According to Menéndez Pidal, this term replaced Old Spanish Gallizia.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaˈliθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ɡaˈlisja/
  • Rhymes: -iθja
  • Rhymes: -isja
  • Syllabification: Ga‧li‧cia

Proper noun

Galicia f

  1. Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)
    • 2021 January 15, “El IPC cierra el año en negativo en Galicia por primera vez desde 2015”, in La Región:
      El IPC cierra el año en negativo en Galicia por primera vez desde 2015
      The consumption price index meets the end of the year in the negative in Galicia for the first time since 2015.
  2. a surname

References

  1. ^ Menéndez Pidal, Ramón (1985) Manual Gramática Histórica Española, Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, page 26

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