Nebel

See also: nebel

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːbəl/, [ˈneːbl̩]
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  • Rhymes: -eːbəl, -eːbl̩

Etymology 1

From Middle High German nebel, from Old High German nebul, from Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (whence also Proto-Balto-Slavic *néba, Proto-Indo-Iranian *nábʰas, Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud, mist”), Latin nebula (“mist, fog”)). More at English nuel.

Noun

Nebel m (strong, genitive Nebels, plural Nebel)

  1. fog, mist, haze
    Wir warten bis der Nebel sich gelichtet hat.
    We'll wait until the fog has cleared
  2. (astronomy) nebula
Declension
Declension of Nebel [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nebel die Nebel
genitive eines des Nebels der Nebel
dative einem dem Nebel den Nebeln
accusative einen den Nebel die Nebel
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Ladin: nibl

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Nebel n (proper noun, genitive Nebels or (optionally with an article) Nebel)

  1. a municipality on the island of Amrum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Nebel m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Nebels or (with an article) Nebel, feminine genitive Nebel, plural Nebels or Nebel)

  1. a surname

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