nuue

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

  • nuf (apocopic form)

Etymology

From Latin nūbem, singular accusative of nūbēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuβe/

Noun

nuue f (plural nuues)

  1. cloud
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 37v:
      Aqui taio nr̃o ſẽnor firmança cõ el ⁊ diol todas las creaturas a ſo ſeruicio e diol ſenal ⁊ dixol. porne mẏo arco en nuues de los cielos euerloan por remẽbrança el firmamẽto del ſieglo entre dios ẏ el õe
      [Aquí tajó nuestro Sennor firmança con el, e dio-l todas las creaturas a so servicio. E dio-l senal e dixo-l “Ponré mío arco en nuves de los cielos e ver-lo-án por remembrança el firmamento del sieglo entre Dios e el omne.”]
      Then Our Lord established a covenant with him, and He put all creatures at his service. And he gave him a sign and said to him, “I will set my bow in the clouds of the heavens. And you will see it in heaven as a reminder of the pact between God and man”.

Descendants

  • Ladino: nuve
  • Spanish: nube
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