relinga

Galician

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)

(nautical) bolt rope
(nautical) main ropes of some nets: sinker line and float line
(figuratively) stamina, strength

Related terms

relingar

References

“relinga” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“relinga” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“relinga” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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

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