galeja
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Italian galea. Cognate of Icelandic galeiða, Dutch galei, English galley, French galée. Doublet of galeas, galjon, and galär.
Noun
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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | galeja | galejas |
| definite | galejan | galejans | |
| plural | indefinite | galejor | galejors |
| definite | galejorna | galejornas |
Further reading
- galeja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- galeja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- galeja in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)