gobelet

French

Etymology

From Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel (to swallow up), from Gaulish *gobbos, from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (muzzle, snout, beak), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵoph₃o- (eat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔ.blɛ/
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Noun

gobelet m (plural gobelets)

  1. goblet, cup
  2. beaker
  3. tumbler

Derived terms

  • gobeloter
  • gobeleterie
  • gobelotage

Descendants

  • Portuguese: gobelé
  • Romanian: gobelet

Further reading

Middle French

Noun

gobelet m (plural gobelets)

  1. goblet

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gobelet.

Noun

gobelet n (plural gobeleturi)

  1. goblet, cup

Declension

Declension of gobelet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative gobelet gobeletul gobeleturi gobeleturile
genitive-dative gobelet gobeletului gobeleturi gobeleturilor
vocative gobeletule gobeleturilor

References

  • gobelet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN