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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)
- (dated) A careless, easygoing man who keeps himself free from trouble and responsibility.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Gallio
- A town in Vicenza, Italy.
Translations
Latin
Etymology
Related to Gallus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Galliō m sg (genitive Galliōnis); third declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Lucius Junius Gallio, a Roman rhetorician
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Gallio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.