nue

See also: nüe, nu'e, nüè, and nü

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ny/

Etymology 1

Adjective

nue

  1. feminine singular of nu

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *nūba, from Latin nūbes, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Compare Occitan niu, Portuguese nuve, Spanish nube.

Noun

nue f (plural nues)

  1. (archaic, chiefly poetic) cloud
Usage notes

Very rare outside of the expressions porter aux nues and tomber des nues; the more common literary term is now nuée while the common usage is nuage.

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Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

nue

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬえ

Norman

Adjective

nue

  1. feminine singular of nu

Unua

Noun

nue

  1. water

Further reading
  • Elizabeth Pearce, A Grammar of Unua (2015)
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