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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative seralj seraljen seraljer seraljerna
Genitive seraljs seraljens seraljers seraljernas

References
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