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

     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