Feminine
niebla
- (feminine) fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)
- (feminine) fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
nie‧bla
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnjebla/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish nevla, 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.
Related words
carúa
lluvia menuda
garuba
Nebel
brouillard
mist
boira
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