seralj

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian serraglio, from Ottoman Turkish سرای (seray, saray, “palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây). When loaned from Turkish to Italian, the word was connected to the pre-existing serraglio (“animal cage”), from Medieval Latin serrāculum. Cognate of French sérail, German Serail.

Noun

seralj c

1. (historical) seraglio (Turkish harem)

Declension

Declension of seralj

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	seralj	seraljs
	definite	seraljen	seraljens
plural	indefinite	seraljer	seraljers
	definite	seraljerna	seraljernas

References

• seralj in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• seralj in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• seralj in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)