galanteria

See also: galantería

Italian

Etymology

From galante +‎ -eria.

Noun

galanteria f (plural galanterie)

1. gallantry
2. gentlemanliness

Related terms

• galante
• galantuomo

Anagrams

• tanagliare

Polish

Alternative forms

• galanteryja (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Etymology tree

French galant

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Old French -ier

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Old French -ie

Old French -erieder.

French -erie

French galanteriebor.

Polish galanteria

Borrowed from French galanterie. First attested in 1608.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.lanˈtɛ.rja/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrja
• Syllabification: ga‧lan‧te‧ria

Noun

galanteria f (related adjective galanteryjny)

1. (uncountable, literary) gallantry, urbanity (politeness, especially towards women)
2. (countable, collectively) adornment (small semi-decorative items of clothing)
   1. (uncountable) store selling such items
3. (collectively) appurtenances, gear (all the items of equipment needed for some craft or appropriate to some physical context)

   galanteria budowlana ― construction gear

   galanteria łazienkowa ― bathroom accessories

   galanteria ogrodowa ― garden accessories

Declension

Declension of galanteria

	singular	plural
nominative	galanteria	galanterie
genitive	galanterii	galanterii/galanteryj (archaic)
dative	galanterii	galanteriom
accusative	galanterię	galanterie
instrumental	galanterią	galanteriami
locative	galanterii	galanteriach
vocative	galanterio	galanterie

Further reading

• “galanteria”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “galanteria”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)