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Webster 1913 Edition
Galea
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Ga′le-a
,Noun.
[L., a helmet.]
1.
(Bot.)
The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
2.
(Surg.)
A kind of bandage for the head.
3.
(Pathol.)
Headache extending all over the head.
4.
(Paleon.)
A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
5.
(Zool.)
The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
Webster 1828 Edition
Galea
GA'LEA
,Noun.
Definition 2024
galea
galea
English
Noun
galea (plural galeae)
- a Roman helmet
- (botany) an organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet)
- (entomology) a mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet)
- (surgery) A kind of bandage for the head.
- (medicine) A headache extending all over the head.
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Anagrams
Italian
Noun
galea f (plural galee)
- galley ((nautical) A long, slender Mediterranean ship propelled primarily by oars and sails)
- helmet (roman leather helmet)
Synonyms
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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”.
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)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “galea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (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