galea

See also: Galea, gálea, and gàlea

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin galea. Doublet of galley.

Noun

galea (plural galeae)

1. A Roman helmet.
2. (botany) An organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet).
3. (entomology) A mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet).
4. (surgery) A kind of bandage for the head.
5. (medicine) A headache extending all over the head.

Related terms

• galeiform, galeate, galeated

Translations

Roman helmet

• Catalan: gàlea (ca) f

• Spanish: gálea f

Anagrams

• algae, algæ

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Italian

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).

Noun

galea f (plural galee)

1. (nautical) galley (slender Mediterranean ship propelled primarily by oars and sails)

   Synonym: galera

2. helmet (roman leather helmet)

   Synonyms: casco, caschetto, elmo, elmetto

Derived terms

• galea aponeurotica
• galeaza
• galeone
• galeotto

Further reading

• galea on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

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Latin

Roman galea

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, marten”), with a sense development “weasel, marten” → “hide of weasel, marten” → “helmet made of hide,” from Proto-Indo-European *gli- (“weasel, mouse”), related to Latin glis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.le.a/, [ˈɡa.ɫ̪e.a]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.le.a/, [ˈɡaː.lɛ.a]

Noun

galea f (genitive galeae); first declension

1. a helmet.
2. vocative singular of galea

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	galea	galeae
Genitive	galeae	galeārum
Dative	galeae	galeīs
Accusative	galeam	galeās
Ablative	galeā	galeīs
Vocative	galea	galeae

Related terms

• galēriculum
• galērītus
• galērum

Descendants

• Catalan: gàlea
• → English: galea
• Spanish: gálea

Noun

galeā f

1. ablative singular of galea

References

• galea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• galea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• galea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• galea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to put on one's helmet: galeam induere
    
• galea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• galea in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• galea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Spanish

Noun

galea f (plural galeas)

1. Obsolete spelling of galera