nube

See also: ñube

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ñube (Eastern)

Etymology

From Latin nūbēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnube/ [ˈnu.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -ube
• Syllabification: nu‧be

Noun

nube f (plural nubes)

1. cloud
2. (in general, uncountable, chiefly with 'la') storm, stormy weather

   Vieno la nube y hubiemos de mos abellugar

   A storm came and we had to find shelter

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “nube”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “nube”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin nūbēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.be/
• Hyphenation: nu‧be

Noun

nube f (plural nubi)

1. cloud

   Synonyms: nembu, nuvulu

Further reading

• “nube” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Galician

Alternative forms

• nuvem (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nuve (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin nūbes. Cognate with Portuguese nuvem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnube/ [ˈnu.β̞ɪ]
• Rhymes: -ube
• Hyphenation: nu‧be

Noun

nube f (plural nubes)

1. cloud
2. (computing) cloud

Related terms

• anubrar
• nuboso

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “nuve”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “nube”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “nube”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “nube”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “nube”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nube”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “nube”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Hadza

Etymology

• includes a suffix -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nube/

Adjective

nube m (masc. plural nubibii, fem. nubiko, fem. plural nubebee)

1. good, nice, beautiful

   Synonym: zzie

Italian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin nūbēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnu.be/
• Rhymes: -ube
• Hyphenation: nù‧be

Noun

nube f (plural nubi)

1. cloud

   Synonym: nuvola

2. haze

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnuː.bɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnuː.be]

Noun

nūbe

1. ablative singular of nūbēs

Verb

nūbe

1. second-person singular present active imperative of nūbō

Old Spanish

Noun

nube f (plural nubes)

1. alternative form of nuve (“cloud”)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-der.?

Latin nūbes

Old Spanish nuve

Spanish nube

Inherited from Old Spanish nuve, from Latin nūbes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnube/ [ˈnu.β̞e]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ube
• Syllabification: nu‧be

Noun

nube f (plural nubes)

1. cloud
2. multitude, or crowd (of people)
3. baby's breath

   Synonym: velo de novia

4. (Spain) marshmallow

   Synonyms: malvavisco, bombón

5. (computing) the cloud
6. cataract
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 298:

     La cerilla de los oídos, echada en los ojos, cura la nube.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• andar por las nubes
• caer de las nubes
• como caído de las nubes
• computación en la nube
• descargar la nube
• estar en las nubes
• estar por las nubes
• levantar a las nubes
• levantar hasta las nubes
• nube de azúcar
• nube de electrones
• nube de hongo
• nube de lluvia
• nube de Oort
• nube de verano
• poner en las nubes
• poner por las nubes
• poner sobre las nubes
• ponerse por las nubes
• por las nubes
• rabo de nube
• subir a las nubes
• subir hasta las nubes
• techo de nubes
• vivir en las nubes

Related terms

• nublado
• nublar
• nubloso
• nubosidad
• nuboso

Further reading

• “nube”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025