relinga

Galician

Alternative forms

  • relinca

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

relinga f (plural relingas)

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

References

  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

Noun

relinga f (plural relingas)

  1. bolt rope

Further reading

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