seralj

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serraglio, from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray, “palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây). When loaned from Turkish to Italian, the word was connected to the pre-existing serraglio (“animal cage”), from Medieval Latin serrāculum. Cognate of French sérail, German Serail.

Noun

seralj c

1. (historical) seraglio (Turkish harem)

Declension

Declension of seralj
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	seralj	seraljen	seraljer	seraljerna
Genitive	seraljs	seraljens	seraljers	seraljernas

References

• seralj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• seralj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• seralj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)