galeja
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Italian galea. Cognate of Icelandic galeiða, Dutch galei, English galley, French galée. Doublet of galeas, galjon, and galär.
Noun
[edit]galeja c
- (archaic) Synonym of galär
- used for questioning someone's participation in something
- Vad skulle han på galejan att göra?
- What was he doing there?
Declension
[edit]| Declension of galeja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | galeja | galejan | galejor | galejorna |
| Genitive | galejas | galejans | galejors | galejornas |
Further reading
[edit]- galeja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- galeja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- galeja in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)