nebbia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nebula, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nebla. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Sicilian negghia, Venetian nebia, Spanish niebla, Romanian negură and Aromanian negurã. Doublet of nebula, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneb.bja/
• Rhymes: -ebbja
• Hyphenation: néb‧bia

Noun

nebbia f (plural nebbie)

1. fog

   Synonym: foschia

Derived terms

• annebbiare
• nebbiolina
• nebbiogeno
• nebbioso