galera
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
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galera f (plural galeres)
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Further reading edit
- “galera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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Verb edit
galera
- third-person singular simple future of galer
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.
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galera f (plural galere)
- (informal) prison, jail, jug
- (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
- Synonym: galea
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Further reading edit
- galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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Latin edit
Noun edit
galēra
References edit
- galera in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “galera”, in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976), The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).
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galera f
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
- Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra
Noun edit
galera f (plural galeras)
Further reading edit
- galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
galera f (plural galeras)
- galley
- covered wagon
- mantis shrimp
- (Southern Cone) top hat
- Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa
Further reading edit
- “galera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014