relinga

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Galician[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French raelinge,[1] from Old Norse rár (yard) + lík (sail edge).[2] Cognate with Spanish relinga, French ralingue, Italian ralinga.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /reˈliŋɡa̝/, (western) /reˈliŋka̝/

Noun[edit]

relinga f (plural relingas)

  1. (nautical) bolt rope
  2. (nautical) main ropes of some nets: sinker line and float line
  3. (figurative) stamina, strength

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. relinga.
  2. ^ ralingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

relinga f (plural relingas)

  1. bolt rope

Further reading[edit]