Nobel

See also: nobel

English

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nəʊˈbɛl/
(usually in compounds) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊbɛl/, /-bəl/

Proper noun

Nobel

A surname from Swedish, especially referring to Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and philanthropist.

Derived terms

Translations

surname

Chinese:
Mandarin: 諾貝爾／诺贝尔 (zh) (Nuòbèi'ěr)
Georgian: ნობელი (nobeli)
Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: 노벨 (nobel)

Noun

Nobel (plural Nobels)

A Nobel Prize.
a Nobel-winning author

Translations

Nobel Prize

Czech: Nobelovka (cs) f
Georgian: ნობელი (nobeli), ნობელის პრემია (nobelis ṗremia)

Anagrams

Bolen, Lebon, NOBLE, Noble, noble

Italian

Alternative forms

nobel

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nobel, surname of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bel/, (traditional) /noˈbɛl/
Rhymes: -ɔbel, (traditional) -ɛl
Hyphenation: Nò‧bel, (traditional) No‧bèl

Noun

Nobel m (invariable)

Ellipsis of premio Nobel; Nobel Prize
Enrico Fermi vinse il Nobel per la fisica nel 1938.
Enrico Fermi won the Nobel in Physics in 1938.

Noun

Nobel m or f by sense (invariable)

(metonymically) a Nobel Prize winner

Usage notes

Sometimes not capitalized when in its metonymical sense.

Related terms

nobelio

References

^ Nobel in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

bleno-

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nobel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɛl/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɔbɛl
Syllabification: No‧bel
Homophone: nobel

Proper noun

Nobel m pers

a male surname

Declension

Declension of Nobel

	singular	plural
nominative	Nobel	Noblowie
genitive	Nobla	Noblów
dative	Noblowi	Noblom
accusative	Nobla	Noblów
instrumental	Noblem	Noblami
locative	Noblu	Noblach
vocative	Noblu	Noblowie

Proper noun

Nobel f (indeclinable)

a female surname

Derived terms

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈbɛw/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbɛl/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbɛ.li/

Noun

Nobel m (uncountable)

Alternative form of nobel

Noun

Nobel m or f by sense (uncountable)

Alternative form of nobel

Swedish

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Nobel family

Wikipedia

Etymology

Clipping of Nobelius, something commonly done among Latinized learned surnames in the 18th century. Ultimately from the Swedish locality Östra Nöbbelöv.