nüvla

Romansch

Alternative forms

• nebla (Sursilvan)
• neabla (Sutsilvan)

Etymology

Probably from Latin nūbila, noun use of the feminine of nūbilus (“cloudy”), from nūbes. Compare Italian nuvola, Lombard nivola, nugra, Venetian nùvoła, Emilian nóvvla, Ladin nigola.

Noun

nüvla f (plural nüvlas)

1. (Puter, Vallader) cloud

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) nivel