negghia

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • neglia

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nebula, through the sonorization of the intermediate variant *ne-j-a derived from a contracted Vulgar Latin *ne-bl-a. Compare Italian nebbia, Spanish niebla.

Noun

negghia f

  1. fog

Derived terms

  • nigghiusu
  • nèula, nèvula, nìula
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