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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gallicinium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡal.liˈt͡ʃi.njo/
- Rhymes: -injo
- Hyphenation: gal‧li‧cì‧nio
Noun
gallicinio m (plural gallicini) (literary)
- the crowing of the rooster
- the period of the early morning when roosters begin to crow
1876, Carlo Maria Curci, Lezioni esegetiche e morali sopra i quattro evangeli - Volume V [Exegetical and moral lessons on the four Gospels - Volume 5], Luigi Manuelli, page 178:A determinare il tempo del gallicinio, secondo che dagli antichi stessi si faceva, i cenni che se ne hanno da Macrobio non basterebbero, e forse neppure i più copiosi che se ne leggono in Censorino- To determine the time of the gallicinio, as understood in ancient times, the mentions of Macrobius wouldn't suffice, and neither would the more numerous ones found in Censorinus
- (Ancient Rome) the period of the night following midnight and preceding the first light of dawn
Further reading
- gallicinio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
galliciniō n
- dative/ablative singular of gallicinium