Galilea

See also: galilea and Galílea

Czech

Proper noun

Galilea f (related adjective galilejský, demonym Galilejec, female demonym Galilejka)

1. Galilee (region)

Declension

Declension of Galilea (sg-only feminine in -ea)

	singular
nominative	Galilea
genitive	Galiley, Galileje
dative	Galileji
accusative	Galileu
vocative	Galileo
locative	Galileji
instrumental	Galileou, Galilejí

Further reading

• “Galilea”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Galilea”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin Galilea, from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Galīlaíā), from Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl).

The hamlet was named after a former monastery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɣaː.liˈleː.aː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ga‧li‧lea

Proper noun

Galilea n

1. Galilee
2. A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Italian

Proper noun

Galilea f

1. Galilee

Anagrams

• allegai

Old Saxon

Proper noun

Galilea

1. Galilee (a region of Israel)

Declension

Declension of Galilea (feminine ō-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	Galilea	—
accusative	Galilea	—
genitive	Galilea, Galileu, Galileo	—
dative	Galileu, Galileo, Galilea	—
instrumental	—	—

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.liˈlɛ.a/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛa
• Syllabification: Ga‧li‧le‧a

Proper noun

Galilea f

1. Galilee (a region of Israel)

Further reading

• Galilea in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Proper noun

Galilea f

1. Galilee (a region in northern Israel)