nuve

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin root *nūbine-, from Latin nūbes.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnu.βe/

Noun

nuve f

  1. cloud
    • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 419 (facsimile):
      […] mais ſei eu que nẽllur / achar nona podedes / quant o breton artur / ca eu a ui na nuue / ſobir eme chamou.
      […] but I know that you can find her nowhere; any more than you can find the Breton Arthur, because I saw her ascending on a cloud and she spoke to me.

Descendants
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