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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā), from Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl). Compare Russian Галиле́я (Galiléja), Polish Galilea.
Proper noun
Галіле́я • (Haliléja) f inan (genitive Галіле́ї, uncountable)
- Galilee (a mountainous geographic region in northern Israel)
Declension
Declension of Галіле́я (inan sg-only j-stem fem-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Proper noun
Галіле́я • (Haliléja) m pers
- genitive/accusative singular of Галіле́й (Haliléj, “Galilei”)
References
Further reading
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “Галілея”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “Галілея”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries