nebra

Galician

Alternative forms

• nebla, néboa

Etymology

14th century. From Latin nebula (“fog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛβɾa̝/

Noun

nebra f (plural nebras)

1. fog
   • 1403, M. Mar Graña Cid (ed.), Las órdenes mendicantes en el obispado de Mondoñedo. El convento de san Martín de Villaoriente (1374-1500), page 236:

     et que non posades alegar pedra nen nebra nen geada nen outra esterilidade alguna que posa aquaesçer.

     and you shall not adduce hail nor fog nor frost nor any other sterility that could happen

   Synonyms: brétema, néboa

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nebra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “nebla”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nebra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “névoa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN