LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

galērum

galērum n (genitive galērī)
Classical[ɡaˈɫeː.rũː]Ecclesiastical[ɡaˈlɛː.rum]

Meaning

  1. a helmet made of skins
  2. bonnet, cap

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegalērum
galēriculum		galēra
galēricula
genitivegalērī
galēriculī		galērōrum
galēriculōrum
dativegalērō
galēriculō		galērīs
galēriculīs
accusativegalērum
galēriculum		galēra
galēricula, galērōs
ablativegalērō
galēriculō		galērīs
galēriculīs
vocativegalērum
galēre, galēriculum		galēra
galēricula

gălērum, i, n. (also gălērus, i, m., Verg. A. 7, 688: gălēra, ae, f., C. Gracch. in Charis. p. 61 P.) [galea],
I. a helmet-like covering for the head, made of undressed skin, the Gr. κυνέη, a cap, bonnet, hat (cf.: pileus, petasus, apex).
I. Lit.: flamen Dialis solus album habet galerum, Varr. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 32; so of a priest's cap, App. Mag. p. 288; cf.: Suetonius tria genera pileorum dixit, quibus sacerdotes utuntur, apicem, tutulum, galerum ... galerum pileum ex pelle hostiae caesae, Serv. Verg. A. 2, 683: fulvosque lupi de pelle galeros Tegmen habent capiti, Verg. A. 7, 688 (galerus est genus pilei, quod Fronto genere neutro dicit hoc galerum, Serv. ad h. l.); so Verg. M. 121; Suet. Ner. 26; Grat. Cyneg. 340; Calp. Ecl. 1, 7; Juv. 8, 208; Stat. Th. 1, 305. —
II. Transf.
A. A kind of peruke, Suet. Ner. 26 Ruhnk.; Juv. 6, 120.—
B. A rose-bud, Aus. Idyll. 14, 25.

Origins

From galea (“helmet”).

Borrowed
  • Italiangalero
  • Frenchgalurinfrom Middle French galeron
  • Portuguesegalero
  • Spanishgalero
Inherited
  • Romaniancaier

In English words that came into English from galērum

  • galerogalērum

Quick answers

What does galērum mean in Latin?
galērum, a noun, means “a helmet made of skins; bonnet, cap”.
What is the genitive of galērum?
The genitive singular is galērī. galērum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce galērum?
In classical Latin, [ɡaˈɫeː.rũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡaˈlɛː.rum].