galeja
Swedish
editEtymology
editDerived from Italian galea. Cognate of Icelandic galeiða, Dutch galei, English galley, French galée. Doublet of galeas, galjon, and galär.
Noun
editgaleja c
- (archaic) Synonym of galär
- used for questioning someone's participation in something
- Vad skulle han på galejan att göra?
- What was he doing there?
Declension
editDeclension of galeja | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | galeja | galejan | galejor | galejorna |
Genitive | galejas | galejans | galejors | galejornas |
Further reading
edit- galeja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- galeja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- galeja in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)