Feminine
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nebula

Meaning

  1. (declension-1, feminine) fog
  2. (declension-1, feminine) cloud
  3. (declension-1, feminine) vapor
  4. (declension-1, feminine) nebula

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈnɛ.bʊ.ɫa]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), νεφέλη (nephélē), Old High German nebul, Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), Old Church Slavonic небо (nebo). Note that despite similar pronunciation and semantics, not related to nūbēs (“cloud”).

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