γαλέη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • γαλέα (galéa), γαλῆ (galê)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁éys (weasel, mouse) and cognate with Latin glīs (dormouse), Sanskrit गिरि (girí, mouse). According to Beekes, the word originally indicated the skin and later the animal itself.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

γαλέη (galéē) f (genitive γαλέης); first declension

  1. name given to various animals of the Mustelidae family, like martens, weasels and polecats
  2. kind of small fish

Inflection

Derived terms

  • γαλεάγκων (galeánkōn)
  • γαλεάγρα (galeágra)
  • γαλεόβδολον (galeóbdolon)
  • γαλεός (galeós)
  • γαλεώτης (galeṓtēs)
  • γαλήοψις (galḗopsis)
  • γαλιάω (galiáō)
  • γαλιδεύς (galideús)
  • μῡγᾰλέη (mūgaléē)

Further reading

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