Nobel

See also: nobel

English

Proper noun

Nobel

  1. A surname​.

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

See also

Anagrams

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swedish Nobel, surname of Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noˈbɛl/, [noˈbɛl̺]; /ˈnɔ.bel/, [ˈnɔːbel̺] (erroneous)
  • Stress: Nobèl, Nòbel
  • Hyphenation: No‧bel

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.

Nobel m, f (invariable)

  1. (metonymically) A Nobel Prize winner.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes not capitalized when in its metonymical sense.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nʊˈbɛl/

Proper noun

Nobel c (genitive Nobels)

  1. A surname​.
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