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Icelandic
Etymology
In compounds probably means “darkness”,[1] ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”) whence the Proto-Germanic *nebulaz, cognates with Old High German nebul (“fog”)[1] (New High German nebel,[1] whence Nebel (“fog, mist, haze; nebula”)) and Latin nebula (“fog; cloud; vapor”).[1]
Compare njóla (“night”) (poetic).
Pronunciation
Noun
nifl n (genitive singular nifls, no plural)
- (poetic) fog, darkness[1]
Declension
Declension of nifl (sg-only neuter)
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