galeja

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Italian galea. Cognate of Icelandic galeiða, Dutch galei, English galley, French galée. Doublet of galeas, galjon, and galär.

Noun

galeja c

1. (archaic) Synonym of galär
2. used for questioning someone's participation in something

   Vad skulle han på galejan att göra?

   What was he doing there?

Declension

Declension of galeja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	galeja	galejan	galejor	galejorna
Genitive	galejas	galejans	galejors	galejornas

Further reading

• galeja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• galeja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• galeja in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)