nobel

See also: Nobel

English

Adjective

nobel

1. Misspelling of noble.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nobel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nobel (comparative nobeler, superlative nobelste)

1. noble, honourable

   Synonym: edel

Finnish

Etymology

See Nobel-palkinto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːbel/, [ˈno̞ːbe̞l]
• Rhymes: -oːbel

Noun

nobel (informal)

1. Synonym of Nobel-palkinto (“Nobel Prize”).

   kirjallisuuden nobel

   Nobel Prize in literature

Declension

Inflection of nobel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		nobel	nobelit
genitive		nobelin	nobelien nobeleiden nobeleitten
partitive		nobelia	nobeleita nobeleja
illative		nobeliin	nobeleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		nobel	nobelit
accusative	nom.	nobel	nobelit
	gen.	nobelin
genitive		nobelin	nobelien nobeleiden nobeleitten
partitive		nobelia	nobeleita nobeleja
inessive		nobelissa	nobeleissa
elative		nobelista	nobeleista
illative		nobeliin	nobeleihin
adessive		nobelilla	nobeleilla
ablative		nobelilta	nobeleilta
allative		nobelille	nobeleille
essive		nobelina	nobeleina
translative		nobeliksi	nobeleiksi
abessive		nobelitta	nobeleitta
instructive		—	nobelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of nobel (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nobelini nobelini accusative nom. nobelini nobelini gen. nobelini genitive nobelini nobelieni nobeleideni nobeleitteni partitive nobeliani nobeleitani nobelejani inessive nobelissani nobeleissani elative nobelistani nobeleistani illative nobeliini nobeleihini adessive nobelillani nobeleillani ablative nobeliltani nobeleiltani allative nobelilleni nobeleilleni essive nobelinani nobeleinani translative nobelikseni nobeleikseni abessive nobelittani nobeleittani instructive — — comitative — nobeleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative nobelisi nobelisi accusative nom. nobelisi nobelisi gen. nobelisi genitive nobelisi nobeliesi nobeleidesi nobeleittesi partitive nobeliasi nobeleitasi nobelejasi inessive nobelissasi nobeleissasi elative nobelistasi nobeleistasi illative nobeliisi nobeleihisi adessive nobelillasi nobeleillasi ablative nobeliltasi nobeleiltasi allative nobelillesi nobeleillesi essive nobelinasi nobeleinasi translative nobeliksesi nobeleiksesi abessive nobelittasi nobeleittasi instructive — — comitative — nobeleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nobelimme nobelimme accusative nom. nobelimme nobelimme gen. nobelimme genitive nobelimme nobeliemme nobeleidemme nobeleittemme partitive nobeliamme nobeleitamme nobelejamme inessive nobelissamme nobeleissamme elative nobelistamme nobeleistamme illative nobeliimme nobeleihimme adessive nobelillamme nobeleillamme ablative nobeliltamme nobeleiltamme allative nobelillemme nobeleillemme essive nobelinamme nobeleinamme translative nobeliksemme nobeleiksemme abessive nobelittamme nobeleittamme instructive — — comitative — nobeleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative nobelinne nobelinne accusative nom. nobelinne nobelinne gen. nobelinne genitive nobelinne nobelienne nobeleidenne nobeleittenne partitive nobelianne nobeleitanne nobelejanne inessive nobelissanne nobeleissanne elative nobelistanne nobeleistanne illative nobeliinne nobeleihinne adessive nobelillanne nobeleillanne ablative nobeliltanne nobeleiltanne allative nobelillenne nobeleillenne essive nobelinanne nobeleinanne translative nobeliksenne nobeleiksenne abessive nobelittanne nobeleittanne instructive — — comitative — nobeleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative nobelinsa nobelinsa accusative nom. nobelinsa nobelinsa gen. nobelinsa genitive nobelinsa nobeliensa nobeleidensa nobeleittensa partitive nobeliaan nobeliansa nobeleitaan nobelejaan nobeleitansa nobelejansa inessive nobelissaan nobelissansa nobeleissaan nobeleissansa elative nobelistaan nobelistansa nobeleistaan nobeleistansa illative nobeliinsa nobeleihinsa adessive nobelillaan nobelillansa nobeleillaan nobeleillansa ablative nobeliltaan nobeliltansa nobeleiltaan nobeleiltansa allative nobelilleen nobelillensa nobeleilleen nobeleillensa essive nobelinaan nobelinansa nobeleinaan nobeleinansa translative nobelikseen nobeliksensa nobeleikseen nobeleiksensa abessive nobelittaan nobelittansa nobeleittaan nobeleittansa instructive — — comitative — nobeleineen nobeleinensa

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French noble, from Latin nobilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoːbəl/

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Adjective

nobel (strong nominative masculine singular nobler, comparative nobler, superlative am nobelsten)

1. noble, honourable

Declension

Positive forms of nobel

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist nobel	sie ist nobel	es ist nobel	sie sind nobel
strong declension (without article)	nominative	nobler	noble	nobles	noble
	genitive	noblen	nobler	noblen	nobler
	dative	noblem	nobler	noblem	noblen
	accusative	noblen	noble	nobles	noble
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der noble	die noble	das noble	die noblen
	genitive	des noblen	der noblen	des noblen	der noblen
	dative	dem noblen	der noblen	dem noblen	den noblen
	accusative	den noblen	die noble	das noble	die noblen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein nobler	eine noble	ein nobles	(keine) noblen
	genitive	eines noblen	einer noblen	eines noblen	(keiner) noblen
	dative	einem noblen	einer noblen	einem noblen	(keinen) noblen
	accusative	einen noblen	eine noble	ein nobles	(keine) noblen

Comparative forms of nobel

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist nobler	sie ist nobler	es ist nobler	sie sind nobler
strong declension (without article)	nominative	noblerer	noblere	nobleres	noblere
	genitive	nobleren	noblerer	nobleren	noblerer
	dative	noblerem	noblerer	noblerem	nobleren
	accusative	nobleren	noblere	nobleres	noblere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der noblere	die noblere	das noblere	die nobleren
	genitive	des nobleren	der nobleren	des nobleren	der nobleren
	dative	dem nobleren	der nobleren	dem nobleren	den nobleren
	accusative	den nobleren	die noblere	das noblere	die nobleren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein noblerer	eine noblere	ein nobleres	(keine) nobleren
	genitive	eines nobleren	einer nobleren	eines nobleren	(keiner) nobleren
	dative	einem nobleren	einer nobleren	einem nobleren	(keinen) nobleren
	accusative	einen nobleren	eine noblere	ein nobleres	(keine) nobleren

Superlative forms of nobel

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am nobelsten	sie ist am nobelsten	es ist am nobelsten	sie sind am nobelsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	nobelster	nobelste	nobelstes	nobelste
	genitive	nobelsten	nobelster	nobelsten	nobelster
	dative	nobelstem	nobelster	nobelstem	nobelsten
	accusative	nobelsten	nobelste	nobelstes	nobelste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der nobelste	die nobelste	das nobelste	die nobelsten
	genitive	des nobelsten	der nobelsten	des nobelsten	der nobelsten
	dative	dem nobelsten	der nobelsten	dem nobelsten	den nobelsten
	accusative	den nobelsten	die nobelste	das nobelste	die nobelsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein nobelster	eine nobelste	ein nobelstes	(keine) nobelsten
	genitive	eines nobelsten	einer nobelsten	eines nobelsten	(keiner) nobelsten
	dative	einem nobelsten	einer nobelsten	einem nobelsten	(keinen) nobelsten
	accusative	einen nobelsten	eine nobelste	ein nobelstes	(keine) nobelsten

Further reading

• “nobel” in Duden online
• “nobel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

Noun

nobel m or f by sense (invariable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Nobel (“Nobel Prize winner”)

Anagrams

• bleno-

Middle Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French noble.

Adjective

nōbel

1. noble, of noble birth

Inflection

Adjective
		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Plural
Nominative	Indefinite	nobel	nobel, nobele	nobel	nobel, nobele
	Definite	nobel, nobele		nobel, nobele
Accusative	Indefinite	nobelen	nobel, nobele	nobel	nobel, nobele
	Definite			nobel, nobele
Genitive	Indefinite	nobels	nobelre	nobels	nobelre
	Definite	nobels, nobelen		nobels, nobelen
Dative		nobelen	nobelre	nobelen	nobelen

Descendants

• Dutch: nobel

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “nobel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Polish

Chemical element
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɔbɛl
• Syllabification: no‧bel
• Homophone: Nobel

Etymology 1

Named after Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel.

Noun

nobel m inan

1. nobelium (chemical element, No, atomic number 102)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English noble.

Noun

nobel m inan

1. (historical) noble (medieval coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries)

Declension

Declension of nobel

	singular	plural
nominative	nobel	noble
genitive	nobla	nobli
dative	noblowi	noblom
accusative	nobel	noble
instrumental	noblem	noblami
locative	noblu	noblach
vocative	noblu	noble

Further reading

• nobel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nobel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Nobel

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Nobel. Penultimate stress likely influenced by English pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bew/ [ˈnɔ.beʊ̯], /noˈbɛw/ [noˈbɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɛl/ [ˈnɔ.βɛɫ], /nɔˈbɛl/ [nɔˈβɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɛl/ [ˈnɔ.βɛɫ], /nɔˈbɛl/ [nɔˈβɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɔ.bɛl/ [ˈnɔ.βɛɫ], /nɔˈbɛ.li/ [nɔˈβɛ.li]

• Hyphenation: no‧bel

Noun

nobel m (usually uncountable, plural nobéis)

1. Ellipsis of prémio Nobel; Nobel Prize

   Synonym: prémio Nobel

Noun

nobel m or f by sense (usually uncountable, plural nobéis)

1. (metonymically) a Nobel Prize winner

Spanish

Noun

nobel m (plural nobel)

1. Nobel Prize

   Synonym: Premio Nobel

Noun

nobel m or f by sense (plural nobel)

1. Nobel Prize winner

   Synonym: premio nobel

Further reading

• “nobel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

Adjective

nobel

1. noble (having honorable qualities)

Declension

Inflection of nobel

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	nobel	noblare	noblast
neuter singular	nobelt	noblare	noblast
plural	nobla	noblare	noblast
masculine plural2	noble	noblare	noblast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	noble	noblare	noblaste
all	nobla	noblare	noblaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

• sjangdobel

References

• nobel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nobel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• nobel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• noble