Nebel

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See also: nebel

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːbəl/, [ˈneːbl̩]
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German nebel, from Old High German nebul, from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (whence also Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud, mist”), Latin nebula (“mist, fog”)). More at English nuel.

Noun[edit]

Nebel m (strong, genitive Nebels, plural Nebel)

  1. fog, mist, haze
    Wir warten bis der Nebel sich gelichtet hat.
    We'll wait until the fog has cleared
  2. (astronomy) nebula
Declension[edit]
Declension of Nebel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nebel die Nebel
genitive eines des Nebels der Nebel
dative einem dem Nebel den Nebeln
accusative einen den Nebel die Nebel
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Etymology 2[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nebel n (proper noun, genitive Nebels or (optionally with an article) Nebel)

  1. A municipality on the island of Amrum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Etymology 3[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Nebel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nebels or (with an article) Nebel, feminine genitive Nebel, plural Nebels or Nebel)

  1. a surname

Further reading[edit]

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