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Nebel.

fog, mist, haze

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈneːbəl/[ˈneːbl̩]

  1. fog, mist, haze

    masculine · strong
    Wir warten bis der Nebel sich gelichtet hat.

  2. nebula

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈneːbəl/[ˈneːbl̩]

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

    neuter · proper-noun
name/ˈneːbəl/[ˈneːbl̩]

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
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