niebla

See also: Niebla

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish nevla, from Latin nebula (possibly through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *nebla), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Galician néboa, Portuguese névoa, and Italian nebbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjebla/ [ˈnje.β̞la]

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• Rhymes: -ebla
• Syllabification: nie‧bla

Noun

niebla f (plural nieblas)

1. fog (a thick cloud that forms near the ground)

   Hay niebla.

   It’s foggy.

2. fog (a state of mind characterized by lethargy and confusion)

Derived terms

• antiniebla
• banco de niebla
• neblina

 

Related terms

• aneblar
• nebuloso

 

Further reading

• “niebla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014