noble
English
/ˈnəʊbəl/, /ˈnoʊbəl/
noun
Definitions
- An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.
- (historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d.
Etymology
Derived from Old French noble derived from Latin nōbilis (excellent, of noble birth, high-born, celebrated, noble, well-known, knowable, known, famous).
Origin
Latin
nōbilis
Gloss
excellent, of noble birth, high-born, celebrated, noble, well-known, knowable, known, famous
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Athelstan English
- antinoble English
- athel English
- bright English
- disennoble English
- ennoble English
- ennoblement English
- ennobler English
- ethelborn English
- man English
- noblebright English
- nobleman English
- nobleness English
- nobler English
- noblewoman English
- nobly English
- nonnoble English
- unnoble English
- unnobleness English
- unnobly English
- ignobilis Latin
- nobilis Latin
- nōbilis Latin
- nobel German
- nobile Italian
- ennoblir French
- nobiliaire French
- noble French
- noblement French
- noblesse French
- noble Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *aþalaz Proto-Germanic
- *haliþaz Proto-Germanic
- hæleþ Old English
- Æþelred Old English
- Æþelwulf Old English
- æþelboren Old English
- æþelcund Old English
- æþelcyning Old English
- æþele Old English
- æþeling Old English
- æþelnes Old English
- athel Middle English
- athele Middle English
- ennoblen Middle English
- hathel Middle English
- hathil Middle English
- heleð Middle English
- noble Middle English
- unnoble Middle English
- noble Old French
- noblement Old French
- nobla Esperanto
- noble Catalan, Valencian
- nobel Middle Dutch
- noble Middle French
- nobre Old Portuguese
- nobleche ONF.