Nebelung

English

Noun

Nebelung (plural Nebelungs)

  1. A domestic cat of a particular breed with long bodies, wide-set green eyes, and long dense silky blue-gray fur.

See also

German

Alternative forms

  • Neblung

Etymology

Related to Nebel (“fog”) and nebeln (“grow foggy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːbəlʊŋ/
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  • Hyphenation: Ne‧be‧lung

Proper noun

Nebelung m (proper noun, strong, genitive Nebelunges or Nebelungs, plural Nebelunge)

  1. (obsolete) November (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar)
    Synonyms: November; (obsolete) Hartmonat; (obsolete) Nebelmonat; (obsolete) Nebelmond; (obsolete) Windmond
    Im Nebelung hält der Winter Einzug.
    In November, winter arrives.

Declension

Declension of Nebelung [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Nebelung die Nebelunge
genitive eines des Nebelunges, Nebelungs der Nebelunge
dative einem dem Nebelung, Nebelunge1 den Nebelungen
accusative einen den Nebelung die Nebelunge

1Now rare, see notes.

Coordinate terms

Gregorian calendar months (archaic or poetic): Monate im gregorianischen Kalenderedit

References

  • “Nebelung” in Duden online
  • “Nebelung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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