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See also: Niebla

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited 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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnjebla/ [ˈnje.β̞la]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ebla
  • Syllabification: nie‧bla

Noun

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niebla f (plural nieblas)

  1. fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)
    Hay niebla.
    It’s foggy.
  2. fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ 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

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