nabla

English

Etymology

Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל

Noun

nabla (plural nablas)

1. A Hebrew stringed instrument.
2. (mathematical analysis) The symbol ∇, used to denote the gradient operator.

Synonyms

• (instrument): nebel (obsolete, possibly the same instrument)
• (symbol): atled, del

Translations

instrument

• Catalan: nabla (ca) m
• Finnish: nabla (fi)

symbol

• Catalan: nabla (ca) m
• Finnish: nabla (fi)
• German: Nabla (de) n
• Portuguese: nabla m
• Russian: набла (ru) (nabla)

Further reading

• Nabla symbol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nevel (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Alban, Balan, Blaan, Laban, Nabal, alban, banal, laban, labna, nabal

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: na‧bla

Noun

nabla c (plural nabla's)

1. (mathematical analysis) nabla, ∇

Finnish

Etymology

From Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑblɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝blɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑblɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nab‧la

Noun

nabla

1. nabla (symbol and instrument)

Declension

Inflection of nabla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		nabla	nablat
genitive		nablan	nablojen
partitive		nablaa	nabloja
illative		nablaan	nabloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nabla	nablat
accusative	nom.	nabla	nablat
	gen.	nablan
genitive		nablan	nablojen nablainrare
partitive		nablaa	nabloja
inessive		nablassa	nabloissa
elative		nablasta	nabloista
illative		nablaan	nabloihin
adessive		nablalla	nabloilla
ablative		nablalta	nabloilta
allative		nablalle	nabloille
essive		nablana	nabloina
translative		nablaksi	nabloiksi
abessive		nablatta	nabloitta
instructive		—	nabloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nabla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nablani nablani accusative nom. nablani nablani gen. nablani genitive nablani nablojeni nablainirare partitive nablaani nablojani inessive nablassani nabloissani elative nablastani nabloistani illative nablaani nabloihini adessive nablallani nabloillani ablative nablaltani nabloiltani allative nablalleni nabloilleni essive nablanani nabloinani translative nablakseni nabloikseni abessive nablattani nabloittani instructive — — comitative — nabloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nablasi nablasi accusative nom. nablasi nablasi gen. nablasi genitive nablasi nablojesi nablaisirare partitive nablaasi nablojasi inessive nablassasi nabloissasi elative nablastasi nabloistasi illative nablaasi nabloihisi adessive nablallasi nabloillasi ablative nablaltasi nabloiltasi allative nablallesi nabloillesi essive nablanasi nabloinasi translative nablaksesi nabloiksesi abessive nablattasi nabloittasi instructive — — comitative — nabloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nablamme nablamme accusative nom. nablamme nablamme gen. nablamme genitive nablamme nablojemme nablaimmerare partitive nablaamme nablojamme inessive nablassamme nabloissamme elative nablastamme nabloistamme illative nablaamme nabloihimme adessive nablallamme nabloillamme ablative nablaltamme nabloiltamme allative nablallemme nabloillemme essive nablanamme nabloinamme translative nablaksemme nabloiksemme abessive nablattamme nabloittamme instructive — — comitative — nabloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nablanne nablanne accusative nom. nablanne nablanne gen. nablanne genitive nablanne nablojenne nablainnerare partitive nablaanne nablojanne inessive nablassanne nabloissanne elative nablastanne nabloistanne illative nablaanne nabloihinne adessive nablallanne nabloillanne ablative nablaltanne nabloiltanne allative nablallenne nabloillenne essive nablananne nabloinanne translative nablaksenne nabloiksenne abessive nablattanne nabloittanne instructive — — comitative — nabloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nablansa nablansa accusative nom. nablansa nablansa gen. nablansa genitive nablansa nablojensa nablainsarare partitive nablaansa nablojaan nablojansa inessive nablassaan nablassansa nabloissaan nabloissansa elative nablastaan nablastansa nabloistaan nabloistansa illative nablaansa nabloihinsa adessive nablallaan nablallansa nabloillaan nabloillansa ablative nablaltaan nablaltansa nabloiltaan nabloiltansa allative nablalleen nablallensa nabloilleen nabloillensa essive nablanaan nablanansa nabloinaan nabloinansa translative nablakseen nablaksensa nabloikseen nabloiksensa abessive nablattaan nablattansa nabloittaan nabloittansa instructive — — comitative — nabloineen nabloinensa

Derived terms

• nablata

Anagrams

• alban

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English nabla, from Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.bla/
• Rhymes: -abla
• Hyphenation: nà‧bla

Noun

nabla m (invariable)

1. (mathematical analysis) nabla (the symbol ∇)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.bla/, [ˈnäbɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.bla/, [ˈnäːblä]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla).

Noun

nabla f (genitive nablae); first declension

1. A kind of lyre.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	nabla	nablae
Genitive	nablae	nablārum
Dative	nablae	nablīs
Accusative	nablam	nablās
Ablative	nablā	nablīs
Vocative	nabla	nablae

Descendants

• English: nabla

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nabla

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of nablum

References

• “nabla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “nabla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin