nabla

English

Etymology

Hebrew נֵ֤בֶל‎

Noun

nabla (plural nablas)

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

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: na‧bla

Noun

nabla c (plural nabla's)

  1. (analysis) nabla, ∇

Finnish

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
instructive — nabloin
abessive nablatta nabloitta
comitative — nabloineen

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.bla/, [ˈn̺äːbl̺ä]
  • Rhymes: -abla
  • Stress: nàbla
  • Hyphenation: na‧bla

Noun

nabla m (invariable)

  1. (analysis) nabla (the symbol ∇)

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek νάβλα (nábla).

Noun

nabla f (genitive nablae); first declension

  1. A kind of lyre.
Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative nabla nablae
genitive nablae nablārum
dative nablae nablīs
accusative nablam nablās
ablative nablā nablīs
vocative nabla nablae
Descendants

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Noun

nabla

  1. nominative plural of nablum
  2. accusative plural of nablum
  3. 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
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