nobelo

Alternative forms

• dobelo

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese novelo, lovelo, from Late Latin lubellum < globellum, diminutive from Latin globus. Cognate with Portuguese novelo and Spanish ovillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [noˈβelo̝], [nuˈβelo̝]

Noun

nobelo m (plural nobelos)

1. ball of thread, yarn; ball-shaped skein
   • 1474, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 71:

     Iten, preçaron novelos de laa para azarelas em çinquoenta e sey mrs.

     Item, they apprised some balls of wool, for towels, in fifty and six maravedis

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nobelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “nobelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nobelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nobelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN