galera
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ɡəˈle.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ɡaˈle.ɾa/
Noun
galera f (plural galeres)
- (nautical) galley
- (printing) galley
- mantis shrimp
Derived terms
- galerada
Further reading
- “galera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Verb
galera
- third-person singular simple future of galer
Italian
Etymology
Archaic variant of galea (“galley”) used in the nautical sense, from which the primary modern usage derives.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɛra
- Hyphenation: ga‧lè‧ra
Noun
galera f (plural galere)
- (informal) prison, jail, jug
- Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
- (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
- Synonym: galea
Descendants
- → French: galère
- → German: Galeere
- → Polish: galera
Further reading
galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
Anagrams
- regala
Latin
Noun
galēra
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of galērum
References
- 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
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian galera, from galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛra
- Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra
Noun
galera f
- (nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galera | galery |
| genitive | galery | galer |
| dative | galerze | galerom |
| accusative | galerę | galery |
| instrumental | galerą | galerami |
| locative | galerze | galerach |
| vocative | galero | galery |
Derived terms
- galerowy
- galernik
Related terms
- galerniczy
Further reading
- galera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
- Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
- Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra
Noun
galera f (plural galeras)
- (nautical) galley
- (Brazil, informal) folks
- Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada
Further reading
- galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
Spanish
Etymology
From galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈleɾa/ [ɡaˈle.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra
Noun
galera f (plural galeras)
- galley
- mantis shrimp
Further reading
- “galera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014