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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡəˈle.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡaˈle.ɾa]

Noun

galera f (plural galeres)

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

Derived terms

• galerada

Further reading

• “galera” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

• galera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• regala

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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛra
• Syllabification: ga‧le‧ra

Noun

galera f

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

Declension

Declension of galera

	singular	plural
nominative	galera	galery
genitive	galery	galer
dative	galerze	galerom
accusative	galerę	galery
instrumental	galerą	galerami
locative	galerze	galerach
vocative	galero	galery

Derived terms

adjective

• galerowy

 

noun

• galernik

 

Related terms

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/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɛ.ɾɐ/

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

Noun

galera f (plural galeras)

1. (nautical) galley
   • 1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A Cigana [The Gypsy]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 143:

     A galera como um cavallo que obedece facilmente á pericia de um optimo cavalleiro, proejou a barra em meio das exclamações dos impacientes e saudosos passageiros.

     The galley, like a horse that easily obeys the skill of an excellent rider, crossed the bar amidst the exclamations of the impatient and nostalgic passengers.

2. (Brazil, informal) folks

   Synonyms: rapaziada, moçada, gurizada, negada

Further reading

• galera on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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

• “galera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10