Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallo-italic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lo-i-tal-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A language family that constitutes the majority of languages of northern Italy, including Piedmontese, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol and Ligurian.

adj

in, of or relating to the Gallo-Italic varieties

Example Sentences

"As mentioned above, this process is attested in some varieties of the dialects of north-western Italy—the so called 'Gallo-Italic' dialects (Piedmontese, Lombard, Ligurian, Emilian, Romagnolo). ]"
"Dialectologists distinguish Gallo-Italic varieties (Piedmontese, Ligurian, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol) from Venetan (Venetian, Trentino). In central Italy there are several Tuscan and central varieties (Umbrian, Marchigian, Roman) and southern varieties (Campanian, Abruzzese, Molisan, Calabrese, Pulian, Lucanian, and Sicilian). To these must be added the Ladino language spoken in Friuli (called Friulano in Italian or—in dialect—Furlans)."

Etymology

From Gallo- + Italic.

Synonyms

Gallo-Italian

Questions

What does gallo-italic mean?: A language family that constitutes the majority of languages of northern Italy, including Piedmontese, Lombard, Emilian-Romagnol and Ligurian.
Where does gallo-italic come from?: From Gallo- + Italic.

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