nevera

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nevera"

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñevera

Noun

nevera f (plural neveres)

1. fridge

Further reading

• “nevera”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “nevera”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From neu +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [nəˈβe̞.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [nəˈve.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [nəˈβe.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [neˈve.ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [neˈβe.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

nevera f (plural neveres)

1. snowfield (place where snow collects and remains)

   Coordinate terms: congesta, gelera

2. (figurative) cold room; an icebox
3. refrigerator

   Synonyms: frigorífic, refrigerador

Further reading

• “nevera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “nevera”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “nevera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *néder.

Proto-Indo-European *méh₁

Proto-Indo-European *néh₁der.

Proto-Italic *nē

Archaic Latin nei

Latin nebor.

Latin nōn

Old French ne

Middle French ne

French nebor.

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne

Proto-Slavic *ne

Russian не (ne)bor.

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Proto-Slavic *ne

Old Polish nie

Polish niebor.

Russian нет (net)bor.

Esperanto ne

Esperanto ne-

Esperanto vera

Esperanto nevera

From ne- + vera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈvera/
• Rhymes: -era
• Syllabification: ne‧ve‧ra

Adjective

nevera (accusative singular neveran, plural neveraj, accusative plural neverajn)

1. false, untrue

   Synonyms: falsa, falsema, malvera, pseŭda, ŝajniga

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

ne + vera

Alternative forms

• nèvjera (Ijekavian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /něʋera/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ve‧ra

Noun

nèvera f (Cyrillic spelling нѐвера)

1. breaking of faith, treachery, disloyalty, infidelity
2. lack of faith, unbelief, doubt

Declension

Declension of nevera

	singular	plural
nominative	nevera	nevere
genitive	nevere	nevera
dative	neveri	neverama
accusative	neveru	nevere
vocative	nevero	nevere
locative	neveri	neverama
instrumental	neverom	neverama

Etymology 2

From Venetan nevèra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /něʋeːra/

Noun

nèvēra f (Cyrillic spelling нѐве̄ра)

1. (Croatia, maritime) storm

Further reading

• “nevera”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From nevero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈbeɾa/ [neˈβ̞e.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: ne‧ve‧ra

Noun

nevera f (plural neveras)

1. refrigerator

   Synonyms: frigorífico, refrigerador, refrigeradora, (colloquial) refri, (Spain, colloquial) frigo

2. (dated) female equivalent of nevero (“snow seller”)

Related terms

• nieve f

Further reading

• “nevero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025