galileisk

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin galīlaeus, from Ancient Greek Γαλιλαῖος (Galilaîos).

Adjective

galileisk (comparative mer galileisk, superlative mest galileisk)

  1. Galilean (pertaining to the Galilee region in the Middle East)
  2. Galilean (pertaining to the scientist Galileo Galilei)

Declension

Inflection of galileisk
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular galileisk mer galileisk mest galileisk
neuter singular galileiskt mer galileiskt mest galileiskt
plural galileiska mer galileiska mest galileiska
masculine plural2 galileiske mer galileiska mest galileiska
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 galileiske mer galileiske mest galileiske
all galileiska mer galileiska mest galileiska

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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