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Galileus.

a surname from Italian — famously held by

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ɡaˈlɪ.ɫe.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ɡaˈliː.le.us]

  1. a surname from Italian — famously held by

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular

  2. a surname from Italian — famously held by: Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564–1642), Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer.

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

From Italian Galilei + Latin -ius.

name[ɡaˈlɪ.ɫe.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ɡaˈliː.le.us]

  1. an unknown-gender given name from Italian — famously held by

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular

  2. an unknown-gender given name from Italian — famously held by: Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (1564–1642), Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer.

    New-Latin · declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

From Italian Galileo + Latin -ius.

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