niebla
See also: Niebla
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish nevla,[1] from Latin nebula (possibly through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nebla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Galician néboa, Portuguese névoa, and Italian nebbia.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editniebla f (plural nieblas)
- fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)
- Hay niebla.
- It’s foggy.
- fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “niebla”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
edit- “niebla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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