Nobel

See also: nobel

English

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Nobel

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

Derived terms

• Nobelist
• nobelium
• Nobel laureate
• Nobel Prize

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)

1. A Nobel Prize.

   a Nobel-winning author

Translations

Nobel Prize

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

See also

• Nobel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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)

1. 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)

1. (metonymically) a Nobel Prize winner

Usage notes

• Sometimes not capitalized when in its metonymical sense.

Related terms

• nobelio

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

1. 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)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Noblowa
• Noblówna

 

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noˈbɛw/ [noˈbɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbɛl/ [nuˈβɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbɛl/ [nuˈβɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nuˈbɛ.li/ [nuˈβɛ.li]

Noun

Nobel m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of nobel

Noun

Nobel m or f by sense (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of nobel

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʊˈbɛl/

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Nobel c (genitive Nobels)

1. a surname

Statistics

• According to 2022 Statistics Sweden, the surname Nobel belong to 163 individuals in Sweden.

Anagrams

• noble