relinga

Galician

Alternative forms

• relinca

Etymology

From Old French raelinge, from Old Norse rár (“yard”) + lík (“sail edge”). 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

Related terms

• relingar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “relinga”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “relinga”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “relinga”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Noun

relinga f (plural relingas)

1. bolt rope

Further reading

• “relinga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014