galera

See also: galéra

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, type of shellfish), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, shark).

Pronunciation

Noun

galera f (plural galeres)

  1. (nautical) galley
  2. (printing) galley
  3. mantis shrimp

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Verb

galera

  1. 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)

  1. (informal) prison, jail, jug
    Synonyms: carcere, prigione, gattabuia
  2. (nautical) galley (long ship propelled primarily by oars)
    Synonym: galea

Descendants

  • French: galère
  • German: Galeere
  • Polish: galera

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

galēra

  1. 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 γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛra
  • Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

galera f

  1. (nautical) galley (ship propelled primarily by oars)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • galerowy
noun
adjective
  • galerniczy

Further reading

  • galera in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • galera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

galera

Etymology

From Catalan galera, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, type of shellfish), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, shark).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈlɛ.ɾa/

  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ
  • Hyphenation: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

  1. (nautical) galley
  2. (Brazil, informal) folks
    Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), from γαλέη (galéē, 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)

  1. galley
  2. covered wagon
  3. mantis shrimp
  4. (Southern Cone) top hat
    Synonyms: chistera, sombrero de copa

Further reading

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