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matek
4y ago
> I wonder what the etymology is. Yep, it's of Romance origin, etymological dictionaries list it as originating in Venetian nevèra , with an understandable semantic shift.
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matek
4y ago
>Same thing? I was commenting on the "short lasting" part (and the nuances between neverin vs nevera , first one being for "short lasting" storms/thunderstorms, the latter being more generic). > The root of
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matek
4y ago
>It’s a storm on the Croatian coast that comes suddenly and doesn’t last long That would be neverin . Nevera is a storm/thunderstorm in the Adriatic in general, not necessarily a short lasting one.