Nobel

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See also: nobel

English

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nobel

  1. A surname from Swedish

Translations

Adjective

Nobel (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Nobel Prize or to Nobel laureates.

Noun

Nobel (plural Nobels)

  1. A Nobel Prize.
    a Nobel-winning author

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel, surname of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noˈbɛl/, [noˈbɛl̺]; /ˈnɔ.bel/, [ˈnɔːbel̺] (nonstandard)
  • Hyphenation: No‧bèl, Nò‧bel

Noun

Nobel m (uncountable)

  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.

Nobel m or f (uncountable)

  1. (metonymically) A Nobel Prize winner.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes not capitalized when in its metonymical sense.

Polish

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nobel m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms

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Swedish

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Nobel c (genitive Nobels)

  1. a surname

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