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English

Pronunciation
enPR|neb'j�-l�, IPA|/�nebj�l�/, SAMPA|/"nebj@l@/

Etymology
F. nubis, "cloud", L. nebula, "little cloud", "mist". Akin to Greek νε�έλη, "cloud", German Nebel, "mist", "nebula", Old Norse nifl.

Noun
en-noun|nebulae|pl2=nebulas

1. astronomy A cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).

Translations
trans-top|a space cloud
Czech: mlhovina f
Finnish: kaasusumu, tähtisumu, nebula
French: nébuleuse
German: Nebel m
Greek: (nephos)
Interlingua: nebulosa
Italian: nebulosa f
trans-mid
Japanese: ��
Latin: nebula
Portuguese: nebulosa f
Russian: ��манно���
trans-bottom

Related terms
nebulous

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals

Interlingua

Noun
ia-noun|s

1. fog, mist, haze
2. pathology|lang=ia #English|nebula

Italian

Noun
it-noun|nebul|f|a|e

1. archaic|lang=it fog, mist; cloud
2. #English|nebula

Related terms
nebbia
nebulizzare
nebulosa

Latin

Noun
la-noun|nebula|nebulae|nebulae|f|first

1. fog
2. cloud
3. vapor
4. inflection of|nebula#Latin|nebula|voc|s

Noun
infl|la|noun form|headnebul�|gf

1. inflection of|nebula#Latin|nebula|abl|s

Inflection
ladecl1
la-decl-1st|nebul

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• 2007-10-31 05:20 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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