LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

galea

galea f (genitive galeae)
Classical[ˈɡa.ɫe.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡaː.le.a]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. femininea helmet.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

quae caput mīlitis tegit; ex metallō.
galea -ae f — in Mille Verba, Bellum et Arma

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Cassis · Galea · Cudo

Cassis, cassida (from κόττα), is a helmet of metal; galea (γαλέη), a helmet of skin, and properly of the skin of a weasel; cudo (κεύθων), a helmet of an indefinite shape. Tac. G. 6. Paucis loricæ; vix uni alterive cassis aut galea.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegaleagaleae
genitivegaleaegaleārum
dativegaleaegaleīs
accusativegaleamgaleās
ablativegaleāgaleīs
vocativegaleagaleae

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

galeam induere
to put on one's helmet.

gălĕa, ae, f. kindred to Sancr. jal, to cover; cf. celare,
I. a helmet (usually of leather), head-piece, morion (cf. cudo; the cassis, on the contrary, was made of metal plate: cassis de lamina est, galea de corio, Isid. Orig. 18, 14).
I. Lit.: gestandust peregre clupeus, galea, sarcina, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 195: vix uni alterive cassis aut galea, Tac. G. 6: ad galeas induendas tempus defuit, Caes. B. G. 2, 21, 5; id. B. C. 3, 62, 1; 3, 63, 7; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 200; Verg. G. 2, 142; id. A. 8, 620; 9, 365: aerea, Vulg. 1 Reg. 17, 38 et saep. Furnished with a visor, Sil. 14, 636; Stat. Th. 4, 20.—Freq. and class. also of brazen helmets (cf. so the Gr. κυνέη): tinnit hastilibus umbo Aerato sonitu galeae, Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 433 Vahl.): loricae galeaeque aeneae, caelatae opere Corinthio, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, § 97: aerea, Verg. A. 5, 491: leves, Hor. C. 1, 2, 38; cf.: seu caput abdiderat cristata casside pennis, in galea formosus erat, Ov. M. 8, 25.—
II. Transf., the crest of the Guinea fowl, Col. 8, 2, 2.

Origins

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.

Borrowed
  • Catalangàlea
  • Englishgalea
  • Italiangalea
  • Spanishgálea
  • TranslingualGalea
Inherited
  • Middle Frenchjaillefrom Old French jalle
  • Middle Frenchjaslefrom Old French jalle
  • Angevinjâillefrom Old French jalle
  • Siciliangaddźa

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesGaleaGalea (κράνος, poet. κόρυς, πήληξ), a helmet, a casque. The helmet was originally made of skin or leather, whence is supposed to have arisen its appel…

Quick answers

What does galea mean in Latin?
galea, a noun, means “a helmet.”.
What is the genitive of galea?
The genitive singular is galeae. galea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce galea?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡa.ɫe.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡaː.le.a].