niebla
See also: Niebla
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish nevla[1], from Latin nebula (possibly through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nebla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Italian nebbia and Portuguese névoa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjebla/ [ˈnje.β̞la]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ebla
- Syllabification: nie‧bla
Noun
niebla 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
- antiniebla
- neblina
Related terms
- aneblar
- nebuloso
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “niebla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014