English

Adjective

nielle ‎(comparative more nielle, superlative most nielle)

1. Extremely dark black.
   • 1999, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Gravity Dreams, p. 5

     That sky was not purple, nor blue, but nielle, blackness beyond black, with stars that jabbed like knives of light.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /njɛl/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin nigella, feminine noun form of Latin nigellus.

Noun

nielle f ‎(plural nielles)

1. corncockle
2. blight, ear cockle

Derived terms

• nieller
• niellure

Etymology 2

From Old French neel, neial, from a substantivation of Latin nigellus.

Noun

nielle m ‎(plural nielles)

1. niello

Derived terms

• nieller
• nielleur

Verb

nielle

1. first-person singular present indicative of nieller
2. third-person singular present indicative of nieller
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of nieller
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of nieller
5. second-person singular imperative of nieller