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nue

See also: nüe, nüè, and nü

French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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nue

  1. feminine singular of nu

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *nūba, from Latin nūbēs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Compare Occitan niu; Portuguese nuve; Spanish and Italian nube.

Noun

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nue f (plural nues)

  2. (archaic, chiefly poetic) cloud
Usage notes
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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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Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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nue

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬえ

Mandarin

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Romanization

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nue

  1. Nonstandard spelling of nüè.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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nue

  1. Alternative form of noy

Etymology 2

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Verb

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nue

  1. Alternative form of noyen

Norman

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Adjective

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nue

  1. feminine singular of nu

Sardinian

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Etymology

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From Latin nūbēs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nue f (plural nues)

  1. cloud

Unua

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Noun

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nue

  1. water

Further reading

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  • Elizabeth Pearce, A Grammar of Unua (2015)
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