seralj

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serraglio, from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray, “palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây). When loaned from Turkish to Italian, the word was connected to the pre-existing serraglio (“animal cage”), from Medieval Latin serrāculum. Cognate of French sérail, German Serail.

Noun

seralj c

  1. (historical) seraglio (Turkish harem)

Declension

Declension of seralj
nominative genitive
singular indefinite seralj seraljs
definite seraljen seraljens
plural indefinite seraljer seraljers
definite seraljerna seraljernas

References

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