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English

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an emission nebula

Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin nebula (“little cloud, mist”). First attested in 1655. Akin to Ancient Greek νεφέλη (nephélē, “cloud”), German Nebel (“mist, nebula”), Old Norse nifl, Polish niebo (“sky, heaven”), Russian не́бо (nébo, “sky”).

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    Noun

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    nebula (plural nebulae or nebulas or (archaic) nebulæ)

    1. (astronomy) A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
      Hyponyms: emission nebula, pulsar wind nebula, supernova remnant
      • 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
        Approximately 5 billion years ago, our solar nebula was formed as gravitational forces pulled interstellar gas and dust into a swirling mass around out newly formed sun.
    2. (archaic, medicine) A white spot or slight opacity of the cornea.
    3. (obsolete, medicine) A cloudy appearance in the urine.

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    Descendants

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    • → Punjabi: ਨੈਬੀਊਲਾ (naibīūlā)

    Translations

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    See also

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    Further reading

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    • “nebula”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

    Anagrams

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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin nebula.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈnebulɑ/, [ˈne̞bulɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -ebulɑ
    • Syllabification(key): ne‧bu‧la
    • Hyphenation(key): ne‧bu‧la

    Noun

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    nebula

    1. synonym of tähtisumu

    Declension

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    Inflection of nebula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    nominative nebula nebulat
    genitive nebulan nebuloiden
    nebuloitten
    partitive nebulaa nebuloita
    illative nebulaan nebuloihin
    singular plural
    nominative nebula nebulat
    accusative nom. nebula nebulat
    gen. nebulan
    genitive nebulan nebuloiden
    nebuloitten
    nebulain rare
    partitive nebulaa nebuloita
    inessive nebulassa nebuloissa
    elative nebulasta nebuloista
    illative nebulaan nebuloihin
    adessive nebulalla nebuloilla
    ablative nebulalta nebuloilta
    allative nebulalle nebuloille
    essive nebulana nebuloina
    translative nebulaksi nebuloiksi
    abessive nebulatta nebuloitta
    instructive — nebuloin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of nebula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative nebulani nebulani
    accusative nom. nebulani nebulani
    gen. nebulani
    genitive nebulani nebuloideni
    nebuloitteni
    nebulaini rare
    partitive nebulaani nebuloitani
    inessive nebulassani nebuloissani
    elative nebulastani nebuloistani
    illative nebulaani nebuloihini
    adessive nebulallani nebuloillani
    ablative nebulaltani nebuloiltani
    allative nebulalleni nebuloilleni
    essive nebulanani nebuloinani
    translative nebulakseni nebuloikseni
    abessive nebulattani nebuloittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — nebuloineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative nebulasi nebulasi
    accusative nom. nebulasi nebulasi
    gen. nebulasi
    genitive nebulasi nebuloidesi
    nebuloittesi
    nebulaisi rare
    partitive nebulaasi nebuloitasi
    inessive nebulassasi nebuloissasi
    elative nebulastasi nebuloistasi
    illative nebulaasi nebuloihisi
    adessive nebulallasi nebuloillasi
    ablative nebulaltasi nebuloiltasi
    allative nebulallesi nebuloillesi
    essive nebulanasi nebuloinasi
    translative nebulaksesi nebuloiksesi
    abessive nebulattasi nebuloittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — nebuloinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative nebulamme nebulamme
    accusative nom. nebulamme nebulamme
    gen. nebulamme
    genitive nebulamme nebuloidemme
    nebuloittemme
    nebulaimme rare
    partitive nebulaamme nebuloitamme
    inessive nebulassamme nebuloissamme
    elative nebulastamme nebuloistamme
    illative nebulaamme nebuloihimme
    adessive nebulallamme nebuloillamme
    ablative nebulaltamme nebuloiltamme
    allative nebulallemme nebuloillemme
    essive nebulanamme nebuloinamme
    translative nebulaksemme nebuloiksemme
    abessive nebulattamme nebuloittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — nebuloinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative nebulanne nebulanne
    accusative nom. nebulanne nebulanne
    gen. nebulanne
    genitive nebulanne nebuloidenne
    nebuloittenne
    nebulainne rare
    partitive nebulaanne nebuloitanne
    inessive nebulassanne nebuloissanne
    elative nebulastanne nebuloistanne
    illative nebulaanne nebuloihinne
    adessive nebulallanne nebuloillanne
    ablative nebulaltanne nebuloiltanne
    allative nebulallenne nebuloillenne
    essive nebulananne nebuloinanne
    translative nebulaksenne nebuloiksenne
    abessive nebulattanne nebuloittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — nebuloinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative nebulansa nebulansa
    accusative nom. nebulansa nebulansa
    gen. nebulansa
    genitive nebulansa nebuloidensa
    nebuloittensa
    nebulainsa rare
    partitive nebulaansa nebuloitaan
    nebuloitansa
    inessive nebulassaan
    nebulassansa     		nebuloissaan
    nebuloissansa
    elative nebulastaan
    nebulastansa     		nebuloistaan
    nebuloistansa
    illative nebulaansa nebuloihinsa
    adessive nebulallaan
    nebulallansa     		nebuloillaan
    nebuloillansa
    ablative nebulaltaan
    nebulaltansa     		nebuloiltaan
    nebuloiltansa
    allative nebulalleen
    nebulallensa     		nebuloilleen
    nebuloillensa
    essive nebulanaan
    nebulanansa     		nebuloinaan
    nebuloinansa
    translative nebulakseen
    nebulaksensa     		nebuloikseen
    nebuloiksensa
    abessive nebulattaan
    nebulattansa     		nebuloittaan
    nebuloittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — nebuloineen
    nebuloinensa

    Interlingua

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    Noun

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    nebula (plural nebulas)

    1. fog, mist, haze
    2. (pathology) nebula

    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Latin nebula. Doublet of nebbia, which was inherited.

    Noun

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    nebula f (plural nebule)

    1. (archaic) fog, mist; cloud
    2. nebula
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    Latin

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Italic *neβelā, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Cognate with Ancient Greek νέφος (néphos), νεφέλη (nephélē), Old High German nebul, Sanskrit नभस् (nábhas), Old Church Slavonic небо (nebo).[1] Note that despite similar pronunciation and semantics, not related to nūbēs (“cloud”).

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      nebula f (genitive nebulae); first declension

      1. fog
      2. cloud
      3. vapor
      4. (New Latin) nebula

      Declension

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      First-declension noun.

      singular plural
      nominative nebula nebulae
      genitive nebulae nebulārum
      dative nebulae nebulīs
      accusative nebulam nebulās
      ablative nebulā nebulīs
      vocative nebula nebulae

      Synonyms

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      cālīgō

      Derived terms

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      nebulōsus

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      Borrowings:

      References

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      1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “nebula”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 404

      Further reading

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      • “nebula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “nebula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
      • "nebula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
      • “nebula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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