galea
English
Noun
galea (plural galeae)
Italian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa), from γαλια (galia, “type of shellfish”), from Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós, “shark”).
Noun
galea f (plural galee)
Derived terms
Latin

Roman galea
Etymology
Probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, marten”), with a sense development “weasel, marten” → “hide of weasel, marten” → “helmet made of hide,” from Proto-Indo-European *gli- (“weasel, mouse”), related to Latin glis.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡa.le.a/, [ˈɡa.ɫe.a]
Noun
galea f (genitive galeae); first declension
- a helmet.
- vocative singular of galea
galeā f
- ablative singular of galea
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | galea | galeae |
Genitive | galeae | galeārum |
Dative | galeae | galeīs |
Accusative | galeam | galeās |
Ablative | galeā | galeīs |
Vocative | galea | galeae |
Related terms
- galēriculum
- galērītus
- galērum
References
- galea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- galea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- galea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- galea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to put on one's helmet: galeam induere
- to put on one's helmet: galeam induere
- galea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- galea in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- galea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
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