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
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)
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Further reading
- “niebla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
References
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