neula

From Old Catalan neula, from Latin nebula, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”). Compare Occitan nèbla, Portuguese névoa, Spanish niebla.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈnew.lə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnew.la/

neula f (plural neules)

1. (uncountable, rare) fog, mist
2. (rolled) wafer
3. (slang) A stupid person.

• (fog, mist): boira

• neular-se
• neulia
• neulir-se
• neulós

• “neula” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “neula”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “neula” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “neula” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From Proto-Finnic *nekla, borrowing from Proto-Germanic *nēþlō, compare Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌸𐌻𐌰 (nēþla). Cognates include Ingrian neegla, Votic niglõ, Karelian niekla, Estonian nõel.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯lɑ/, [ˈne̞u̯lɑ]
• Rhymes: -eulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): neu‧la

neula

1. needle (sewing implement)
2. needle (indicator)
3. needle, stylus (phonograph needle)
4. (rare) needle (leaf of conifer tree)

• (indicator): osoitin, viisari
• (conifer leaf): neulanen

• nouns: neulanen, neulikko
• adjectives: neulamainen, neulaton
• verbs: neuloa

• leuan