galär

Swedish

Etymology

From Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɛr/

Noun

galär c

1. (nautical) galley

Declension

Declension of galär

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	galär	galärs
	definite	galären	galärens
plural	indefinite	galärer	galärers
	definite	galärerna	galärernas

References

• galär in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• galär in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• galär in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• gräla, älgar